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Early British History

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early Britons built megalithic circles (e.g. Stonehenge).

a)

False

b)

True

2.

What is a prehistoric circular or oval and earthen enclosure?

a)

henge

b)

barrow

c)

mound

d)

motte

3.

The Roman Conquest of Britain started under ____.

a)

Emperor Constantine

b)
Emperor Claudius
c)

Emperor Hadrian

d)
Emperor Nero
4.

Modern English belongs to the ____ language family.

a)
Celtic
b)
Romance
c)
Germanic
d)
Slavic
5.

In the late Roman era, the so-called ______ economy rose in Britain.

a)

castle

b)

city

c)

farm

d)

villa

6.

What is a circular home made from wattle and daub walls and thatched rooves?

a)

roundhouse

b)

hillfort

c)

cottage

d)

bungalow

7.

a high-ranking class within the Celts with considerable holy and secular power

a)

bards

b)

chieftains

c)

warriors

d)

druids

8.

acculturation and assimilation of newly incorporated populations by the Roman Empire

a)

Hillforts

b)

Romanisation

c)

Albion

d)

Celts

9.

Stonehenge was built by Druids.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Celtic Britons developed larger communities and they had an island-wide organization.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

the name of Britannia before the 1st century BC.:

a)
Albion
b)

Gaul

c)
Caledonia
d)
Britannia
12.

Celtic Britons had no connection with continental Europe.

a)
True
b)
False
13.

When did the Roman conquest of Britain start?

a)
AD 30
b)

AD 52-51

c)
AD 43
d)
AD 60
14.

a holder of land based on conditions of loyalty and allegiance

a)
lord
b)
serf
c)

fief

d)
vassal
15.

in a Norman castle this is the area where workers lived in smaller huts

a)
keep
b)
bailey
c)
donjon
d)
moat
16.

the mound where the Norman castle was build on

a)

moat

b)

bailey

c)
motte
d)

keep

17.

The largest towns in medieval England were also        ‘s seats.

a)

pope

b)

abbot

c)

cardinal

d)
bishop
18.

Edward the Confessor led the Norman Conquest.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

In 1087, all the productive land in the English kingdom was listed in the       .

a)
Great Survey
b)
King's Ledger
c)
Domesday Book
d)
Land Register
20.

The       is the principal leader of the Church of England.

a)
Archbishop of Canterbury
b)
Archbishop of York
c)
Cardinal of England
d)
Bishop of London
21.

Tenants-in-chiefs swore an o      of loyalty to the king.

(a)  

22.

When was the Battle of Hastings?

(a)  

23.

Who were the tenants-in-chiefs?

a)
Nobles or lords who held land directly from the king.
b)
Clerics who managed the church's properties.
c)
Merchants who traded goods in the market.
d)
Peasants who worked the land for the nobles.