Anglo-Saxons

Some of the King's duties were

• Resting at home, taking care of his family and organizing important meetings

• Loading warriors into battle, rewarding people for their loyalty, participating in the Witan, keeping the Kindgom safe, growing his wealth

• Fighting and growing his wealth

Everyday life: what did people usually do?

• Most of the individuals were farmers: they grew food for their family and paid their taxes

• Most of the inviduals were trades and merchants

• Most of the individuals worked at the king's hall

How was punishment like?

• People were punished lightly for their crimes. They were only sent to prison if they killed a member of the Witan

• If one member of the community committed a crime, everyone was in charge of finding the criminal and let the king know about him/her. Then, God or the King would decide his/her destiny

• The criminal was killed immediately

Language: the Anglo Saxons spoke:

• Modern English

• Latin

• Germanic languages

• Old English

Language: did most of the people know how to read and write?

• Yes. They were all taught how to do so at school

• No. Only a few of them spoke Latin

Religion & Anglo-Saxons

• At first, the Anglo Saxons were pagans, which means they worshipped many gods. Then, they converted to Christianity

• They have always been devoted Christians

Death & burials: were they important?

• No. Corpses were not a matter of respect and were always burnt.

• Yes. People spent many years mourning their beloved ones.

• Yes. Burials are related with culture and the Anglo-Saxons organized all sorts of burials. Rich people were buried with treasures for them to enjoy in their after life

• None of the options are correctr

Anglo-Saxons & trading

• The Anglo-Saxons only traded only with the different English Kingdoms.

• The Anglo-Saxons were well-connected to other countries such as France, Syria and Egypt.

• The Anglo-Saxons weren't used to trading because they didn't want to loose control of their lands.