Early Britain (to 1066)

What were the first people to live in Britain mainly?

✓ Hunter-gatherers

How was Britain connected to the continent for much of the Stone Age?

✓ By a land bridge

Which famous monument was built during the Bronze Age in southern England?

✓ Stonehenge

Skara Brae, one of the best-preserved prehistoric villages in northern Europe, is found where?

✓ Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland

In which year did the Romans successfully invade and begin to occupy Britain?

✓ AD 43

Who led a revolt of the Iceni against the Romans?

✓ Boudicca

Why was Hadrian's Wall built?

✓ To keep out tribes (the Picts) from the north

In roughly which year did the Roman army leave Britain?

✓ AD 410

The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain from which region?

✓ Northern Europe

Which language is the basis of modern English?

✓ The language of the Anglo-Saxons

Who first raided and later settled in parts of Britain from around AD 789?

✓ The Vikings

Which Anglo-Saxon king defeated the Vikings and is known as 'the Great'?

✓ Alfred

What major event took place in 1066?

✓ The Norman Conquest

Who was defeated and killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

✓ King Harold

The Battle of Hastings is famously depicted in which artwork?

✓ The Bayeux Tapestry

What was the Domesday Book?

✓ A survey of England compiled for William the Conqueror

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'The Norman Conquest of 1066 was the last successful foreign invasion of England.'

✓ True

During which age were the first farmers believed to have arrived in Britain?

✓ The Stone Age (Neolithic period)

What kind of structures did Iron Age people build for defence?

✓ Hill forts

The Anglo-Saxon period saw the spread of which religion in Britain?

✓ Christianity

In which century did Julius Caesar first attempt to invade Britain?

✓ The 1st century BC (55 BC)

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'Hadrian's Wall can still be visited today in the north of England.'

✓ True

William of Normandy is also commonly known by what name?

✓ William the Conqueror

The people of the Iron Age in Britain are often described as speaking which family of languages?

✓ Celtic languages

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'The Vikings came mainly from present-day Denmark and Norway.'

✓ True

Roughly how long did the Romans remain in Britain?

✓ About 400 years