Medieval L3 Reading Essentials

Who united the Anglo-Saxons to fight the Vikings?

• Alfred the Great

• William the Conqueror

• King John

• Edward I

Who signed the Magna Carta to limit his power?

• King John

• William the Conqueror

• Alfred the Great

• Henry II

What is a trial jury?

• A group of people that helps decide if someone is guilty or innocent

• A group of people that helps decide if someone should be accused of a crime

• A group of people that makes laws

• A group of people that fights battles

Who made a court system?

• Henry II

• King John

• Edward I

• William the Conqueror

Why did Henry II create juries?

• To help settle fights about land

• To fight the Vikings

• To sign the Magna Carta

• To start Parliament

What did William the Conqueror bring to England?

• Some of his ways but kept many traditions from England

• Only new traditions

• Nothing new

• A new language

Why was the Magna Carta important?

• It gave rights to people

• It started Parliament

• It made a court system

• It helped fight the Vikings

Who was the king that had a big empire in France a long time ago?

• Charlemagne

• Philip II

• Pope Urban II

• Hugh Capet

What happened to Charlemagne’s empire after he died?

• It split into three parts

• It grew bigger

• It stayed the same

• It disappeared

What did Philip II do to make France stronger?

• Took back land from England

• Built a big castle

• Started a crusade

• Moved to Moscow