Year 4
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about the actions significant Anglo-Saxons such as Aethelflaed, Edward the Elder and Athelstan took to try and unify England.
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3 Questions
Q1.
Which of these natural resources was most important to the Vikings?
Bird feathers
Iron
Q2.
Which member of Viking society did the hardest jobs?
Jarls
Karls
Q3.
What was holmgang?
A gathering
An argument
5 Questions
Q1.
After the death of his father, Edward aimed to conquer the Danelaw.
False
Q2.
In what year did Aethelflaed die?
917 AD
919 AD
Q3.
Who was King of Wessex in 912 AD?
Alfred
Athelstan
Q4.
What did Edward and Aethelflaed do to protect their kingdoms?
Fight
Make policies
Q5.
Athelstan defeated the last of the Viking fortresses and united England.
False