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WorksheetsThe Early Middle Ages
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Angles, Saxons and the Jutes came from ...
a)
Denmark and northern Germany
b)
Asia
c)
Scotland
2.
The Romans withdrew in ... from Britain to ...
a)
about 450 - to defend their continental empire
b)
about 450 - to start a new nation in Italy
c)
about 200 - to defend their continental empire
d)
about 200 - to start a new nation in Italy
3.
In Britain the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were ...
a)
huge and ruled by overlords.
b)
small and together ruled by overlords
c)
small and ruled by clergy
4.
The retainers, or warriors, were awarded by their king with ... in return for their loyalty.
a)
valuables, land and armour
b)
books, women and gold
c)
money, power and respect
5.
Why did the pope send missionaries to England?
a)
To convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity
b)
To defend the monasteries
c)
To discover new forms of poetry
6.
Beowulf was written in ...
a)
Old English
b)
Latin
c)
Scandinavian
7.
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 ended the ...
a)
Roman era
b)
Norman era
c)
Anglo-Saxon era
8.
Old English was spoken until the ...
a)
11th century
b)
12th century
c)
13th century
d)
14th century
9.
For Anglo-Saxon warriors the ultimate shame was ...
a)
abusing farmers
b)
talking back to the king
c)
not going to battle
10.
Chronicles are ...
a)
a written record of events in the order in which they happened
b)
a long poem told from memory by monks
c)
the traditional Norman dialects spoken after 8th century
11.
In (early) Middles Ages, Literature was usually written in ...
a)
Scandinavian
b)
Old English
c)
Latin
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