Anglo-Saxons, Picts and Scots Unit Quiz

Archaeologists find places to dig by looking at lumps and bumps in the ground.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

They also look at aerial photos and old maps.

The Anglo-Saxons came from what is now Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

The Anglo-Saxons were made up of the people from many tribes including the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.

The Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain after the Greeks left.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

They settled in Britain after the Romans left in 410AD.

The Picts and Scots came to Scotland after the Anglo-Saxons arrived.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

They lived in Scotland since the Mesolithic era, long before the Anglo-Saxons.

The land the Scots lived in was called Dál Riata.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

Dal Riata was on the west coast of Scotland.

The Anglo-Saxons, Picts and Scots lived peacefully together.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

They fought each other for land and power and sometimes allied with each other to fight against another tribe.

Anglo-Saxon women just stayed at home and did the cooking.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

They also grew vegetables, spun wool, made clothes and wove baskets.

Anglo-Saxon houses were made out of bricks with tile roofs.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

They were wooden with thatched roofs.

How much do you know about the Anglo-Saxons, Picts and Scots?

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

Probably even the children would drink beer instead of water as the water was dirty.

Raedwald was King of Kent.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Answer explanation

He was the King of East Anglia.