History UKS2 A - Vikings

What does the word significance mean?

• Why is an individual or event remembered?

• How is an individual or event remembered?

• Not important

What does the word interpretation mean?

What is an invasion?

Where did the Vikings come from?

• USA

• Scandanavia

• France

• Italy

Why did the Vikings invade Britain? Choose all correct answers.

• Wealth

• Land

• Power

• No reason

Where did the Vikings first invade?

• Lindisfarne

• Newcastle

• York

• Danelaw

Why was the invasion of Lindisfarne significant?

• It was the first Viking invasion in Britain.

• People died.

• It was the start of the Viking Age in Britain.

• It was a sacred, religious place.

What was life like in Britain during the Viking Age? Consider: homes, jobs, language, beliefs

Who is this and why was he significant?

Why was Athelstan significant?

Choose all correct answers.

• Athelstan was the first King of England.

• Athelstan was victorious at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937.

• Athelstan played a key role in expanding the borders of his Kingdom.

• Athelstan was religious.