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Viking York Documentary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What habit did the Anglo-Saxon men copy from the Vikings?

a)

Singing

b)

Bathing

c)

Dancing

d)

Running

2.

What part a ship did the Vikings change to make it better at sailing in the rough North Sea?

a)

The Sail

b)

The anchor

c)

The keel

d)

The oars

3.

What made the Vikings of York wealthy?

a)

Raids

b)

Gifts

c)

Farming

d)

Trade

4.

How do we know the Vikings of York were wealthy?

a)

A buried hoard of silver was found

b)

Old letters were found

c)

People told stories about how wealthy they were

d)

The Vikings weren't wealthy

5.

What caused the Viking that owned the hoard to bury it?

a)

He wanted to hide it from his wife

b)

He wanted to hide it from the invading Anglo-Saxon King

c)

He wanted to see if his hoard would get bigger if he buried it

d)

He wanted to hide it from the other Vikings

6.

Which King conquered York and united England?

a)

Angus

b)

Aethelstan

c)

Stanley

d)

Edward

7.

What item found in the hoard showed the combining of the Christian and Pagan faith?

a)

A bracelet

b)

A crown

c)

A coin

d)

A ring

8.

What evidence is there from the villages surrounding York that the vikings and the Anglo-Saxons lived peacefully, side by side?

a)

The size of the villages

b)

The names of the villages

c)

The shape of the villages

d)

The population of the villages

9.

How do we know the Vikings of York had trade links with countries as far away as Africa?

a)

Their books

b)

The horn of Olf

c)

Their clothing

d)

The hammer of Thor

10.

What evidence is there that the Vikings were beginning to convert to Christianity?

a)

They gave valuable gifts to the King of the Anglo-Saxons

b)

They gave valuable gifts to the Pagan Gods

c)

They gave valuable gifts to the people of York

d)

They gave valuable gifts to the Christian Church

11.

How long did the Vikings rule in York?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

500 years

d)

1000 years

12.

In what year did the Viking time in England end?

a)

1066

b)

1087

c)

988

d)

742

13.

What invading force took over England in 1066?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Normans

c)

The Jutes

d)

The Spanish