EARLY PEEPS OF BRITAIN
INVADERS & KINGDOMS
KINGS & SUCCESSION
ALFRED THE GREAT
NORMAN CONQUEST
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These early inhabitants of Great Britain were pushed west by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes into Wales and Cornwall.
Who were the Celts?
100
These Scandinavian people invaded and plundered Great Britain and Ireland in the 700s and 800s.
Who were the Vikings?
100
According to legend, King Arthur performed this great feat to become king.
What was pulling the sword from the stone?
100
Alfred's kingdom of Wessex was the last to resist invasion by this northern people.
Who were the Vikings?
100
The Duke of Normandy who claimed the English throne after Edward the Confessor died.
Who was William the Conqueror?
200
The Celts migrated from this part of Europe before Christ.
What is north of the Alps?
200
The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrived from this region of Europe in the 400s.
What is northern Europe?
200
Alfred's grandson, who became king in 924 and was considered to be the first king of all Britain.
Who was Athelstan?
200
Alfred translated several books from this ancient language into English.
What is latin?
200
Harold Godwinson was defeated and killed at this battle in 1066?
What was the Battle of Hastings?
300
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes were this religion before converting to Christianity?
What is pagan?
300
This area of Northern France was conquered by Vikings and later renamed.
What is Normandy?
300
This king, whose name means "evil advice," fled to Normandy when the Danes invaded.
Who is Ethelred the Unready?
300
The Angelo-Saxon Chronicle was started under Alfred's reign to provide written record of this.
What is English history?
300
William the Conqueror was crowned King of England on this holiday in 1066.
What was Christmas Day?
400
The Celts fought a famous battle at Mons Badonicus around 516 under this legendary leader.
Who is King Arthur?
400
This epic poem, written in the early 700s, illustrates the contact between the English and the Danes.
What is Beowulf.
400
The year 1066 saw this battle that determined the next king of England.
What is the Battle of Hastings?
400
After the treaty with the Danes, Danish leader Gunthrum made this life changing decision.
What is converted to Christianity and was baptized?
400
This image is from what historical artifact? 
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
500
The two groups Scots and Picts in the north and northeast of Great Britain eventually became known as this country.
What is Scotland?
500
This man of legend is said to become king, although there is some questions as to if he was a real person.
Who is King Arthur?
500
The wife of both Ethelred II and Canute, she was the mother of 2 future kings of England.
Who was Emma of Normandy?
500
When the Saxons captured rival King Haesten's wife and children, King Alfred did this.
What is return them to home?
500
The conquest led by William the Conqueror was the last successful invasion of this island.
What is Great Britain?