The Viking invasion

The Viking invasion

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about who the Vikings were and what happened when they invaded Britain.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What was attacked in 793 AD by the Vikings?
A castle
Correct answer: A monastery
A port
A town
Q2.
How did the Vikings travel long distances?
Canoes
Horses
Correct answer: Longboats
Shortboats
Q3.
Which Anglo-Saxon kingdoms did the Vikings destroy?
East Anglia and Wessex
Correct answer: Northumbria and East Anglia
Northumbria and Scotland
Wessex and Northumbria
Q4.
What was the religion of the Vikings?
Christian
Muslim
Not religious
Correct answer: Pagan
Q5.
What did archaeologists find at Repton monastery?
Evidence that the locals became pagan
Evidence that the Vikings became Christian
Evidence that the Vikings lived peacefully with the locals
Correct answer: Evidence that the Vikings terrified the locals

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