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WorksheetsANGLO SAXON LAW AND PUNISHMENT
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
In Anglo-Saxon times, enslaved people were often descendants of...
conquered British population
conquered Saxon population
conquered Anglo population
conquered Nigerian population
What was the primary source of enslaved people in Anglo-Saxon times?
conquered British population
conquered Saxon population
conquered Anglo population
conquered Irish population
What was the status of enslaved people in Anglo-Saxon society?
They had no rights or freedom
They were considered equal to the free population
They could buy their freedom after a certain period
They were allowed to own property
What was the impact of enslaved people on the Anglo-Saxon economy?
They were the main workforce for agricultural production
They were primarily used in domestic services for the wealthy
They were not significant to the economy
They were involved in trade and commerce
Whose responsibility was it to seek justice if a crime had been committed against them or their property?
Themselves (the victim)
The Shire Reeves
The King
The nobility
The two main methods used to decide on a person's innocence or guilt in Anglo-Saxon England were which two of the following?
A King's Peace
Taking a religious oath
Taking a religious trial
A public whipping
For a person who was caught committing a low level crime for the first time, they would have the opportunity to claim their innocence by doing what?
Praying in church
Singing a religious hymn
Swearing an oath in public
Meeting with the local shire reeve
Which three of the following were types of 'Trial by Ordeal' in Anglo-Saxon England?
Trial by hot water
Trial by cold water
Trial by hot iron
Trial by combat
This fine was used in Anglo-Saxon England
Murdrum
Wergild
Tithe
Wergilt
The hue and cry was
shouting for help
beating up a criminal
looking for criminals
crying if you got caught committing a crime
Trial by ordeal is a type of
crime
punishment
law enforcement
law
Which of these was not a trial in the Anglo Saxon period
hot water
hot iron
cold water
combat
How did they find out if someone was a witch?
Asked them to do a spell
Dunked them underwater to see if they drowned
Beheaded them
Burned them on a stake
Do we have more crimes now than we did in Roman Times?
Yes
No
What was the Wergild (gild means money) system for punishment?
Beheading
Walking across hot coals
Paying an amount to suit your crime
A wooden barrel you had to wear in the streets
Which of these are examples of Anglo Saxon ordeals?
Being whipped until you confess
Walking across hot coals
Putting your hand in boiling water
Execution
To accuse means
To deny
To blame
To suspend
The defendant is ...
a person, who is undoubtedly guilty of a crime
a person, who saw a crime
a person, who is accused of having done something, but his fault has not been proven yet.
