The Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons Multimedia Presentation People invaded and settled - Anglo-Saxons: Question Sheet Who were the Anglo-Saxons? The Angle, Saxon, and Jute tribes who ________________________ Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries are known as the ________________________ . They left their homelands in northern ________________________ , ________________________ and northern ________________________ and rowed across the North Sea in wooden boats. They shared the same ________________________ but were each ruled by different ________________________ . When did the Anglo-Saxons invade? They began to invade ________________________ while the ________________________ were still in control. The first Anglo-Saxons raided the shores of south and east England in the ________________________ century AD, but they were beaten back by the ________________________ . When did the Anglo-Saxon succeed in invading and why? In________________________ , the Romans ________________________ England because their homes in ________________________ were being attacked by fierce tribes and every soldier was needed. The Romans had not ________________________ the British to ________________________ themselves and so the next time the Saxons tried to ________________________ Britain they ________________________ . Where did the Anglo-Saxons settle? The Anglo Saxons took control of most of Britain, although they never conquered________________________ , ________________________ and ________________________ . They settle in England in places near to ________________________ or the ________________________ , which could be easily reached by ________________________ . Why did the Anglo-Saxons invade and settle in Britain Side: 1 of 3 Multimedia Presentation People invaded and settled - Anglo-Saxons: Question Sheet Some sources say that the Saxon warriors were ________________________ to come to England to help keep out ________________________ from ________________________ and ________________________ . Another reason for coming to England may have been because their land often ________________________ and it was difficult to grow ________________________ , so they were looking for new places to settle down and ________________________ . Where was the grave Anglo-Saxon grave discovered? Near the River Deben in Suffolk, at ________________________ , are eleven mounds or 'barrows' dating back to the ________________________ century. In ________________________ archaelogists explored the ________________________ mound. What was in the grave? One of the mounds was much ________________________ than the rest. The archeologist ________________________ that the reason why it was so big. It was hiding a huge ________________________ buried under the soil. The ship had ________________________ , but the ________________________ of it was clearly left behind in the earth. The objects in the grave would have been the personal ________________________ or ________________________ of the person 'buried' with the ship to ________________________ in the afterlife. Write a list of the most important objects in the grave and why? Name Reason _________________ ________________________ 1. _________________ ________________________ 2. _________________ ________________________ 3. Side: 2 of 3 Multimedia Presentation People invaded and settled - Anglo-Saxons: Question Sheet _________________ ________________________ 4. _________________ ________________________ 5. How did the ship get there? Archeologists think that the ship was ________________________ to the top of the ________________________ from the ________________________ below. It was then placed in a ________________________ that had been specially ________________________ for it. Why was the ship so important to Anglo-Saxons? The person was buried in the ship because the ________________________ believed that this was the ________________________ way to reach the ________________________ . Whose grave was it? It is very likely that the person ________________________ in the ship grave was a ________________________ . Side: 3 of 3