Growth of London
Who were the new invaders?
Anglo-Saxons
The king started building a large castle next to the ______ _____.
River Thames.
London was a clean place.
True or False?
False.
Why were laws passed to make sure all houses contained fire-fighting equipment?
Most of the houses were made from wood so there was always the risk of fire.
Traders can be found in their area each ____
Morning.
The Anglo-Saxons preferred living in wooden homes in bigger villages.
True or false?
False. They wanted to live in smaller villages.
When did William the Conqueror invade England?
1066 ce.
What was the deadly disease called?
Plague.
Why did the Anglo-Saxon tribes not move into London when the Romans left?
Anglo-Saxons preferred to live in wooden homes in smaller villages.
On every sixth day of the week there is a sale of fine horses, tools, milk, cows, large oxen and sheep
True or false?
True
Over time, people began to move back into London, which was protected by huge stone walls and the port grew busy again and the city was full of industries.
Name 3 types of industries.
Hint: Pottery.
Brick making, pottery, weaving, leather working, metal working.
What was the Tower of London, which was used by the king, used for?
Name 3.
Prison, treasury, weapon store.
What was the fun fact about the London streets?
Many of the streets in London were named after the main product that was traded there, for example, Bread Street and Honey Lane. Cows were kept for milking on Milk Street. All of these streets still exist today.
Why did William the Conqueror build the Tower of London?
To impress and control the local English people in 1078.
There is fish for sale on the ______.
Riverbank.