History Department Retrieval tasks: Week 1 Year 7: Read the following information about the Anglo-Saxons and answer the questions that follow. The Anglo-Saxon Golden Age • Following King Alfred’s death in 899, it fell to his son King Edward the Elder to continue the fight against the Vikings. Edward was greatly helped by his older sister, Æthelflæd, who, at the age of 15, had been sent by their father Alfred to marry the Lord of Mercia. Æthelflæd was famed for her intelligence and strength, and with her husband she won much of Mercia back from the Vikings. When her husband died in 911, Æthelflæd continued to rule Mercia on her own as the ‘Lady of Mercia’, leading her army into battle. Just like her father, Æthelflæd built fortress burhs on land won back from the Vikings. King Edward was so impressed by his tough older sister Æthelflæd that he sent his own son Æthelstan, to be brought up by her. Though he is not much talked about today, some historians say Æthelstan should be remembered as the first King of England. Northumbria remained as an outpost of Viking power when he became king. • Æthelstan slowly asserted Anglo-Saxon power over Northumbria, and in 937 he won a great victory at the Battle of Brunanburh, against an enormous Scottish, Viking and Northumbrian army. The Anglo-Saxon chronicle recorded, ‘Never was there more slaughter on this island, never yet as many people killed before this with sword’s edge: never according to those who tell us from books, old wisemen, since from the east Angles and Saxons came up over the broad sea.’ This victory confirmed Æthelstan’s rule of all England. During his reign, Æthelstan had new coins minted for his kingdom, on which he gave himself the title Rex Anglorum, meaning ‘King of the English’. For the first time since the Roman conquest, England could be described as a single unified country. Anglo-Saxon government • For the next 50 years, England experienced unprecedented peace, and grew increasingly wealthy. Kings ruled alongside the Witan, a collection of Anglo-Saxon noblemen and senior members of the church summoned by the king to offer him advice and discuss important issues. This ensured that the king’s decisions had the support of the people he ruled. Anglo-SaxonEngland also developed a single currency, a legal code written in Old English and a centralised government. Anglo-Saxon government sent out royal charters to every corner of the kingdom. The country was divided into individual counties, known as shires, each ruled by an Anglo-Saxon earl. Shires were in turn divided into ‘hundreds’, which in theory covered enough land to support 100 households. The borders of some of these shires remain unchanged today as England’s counties. Task 1. Colour code the word and phrase that describes it:
Edward the Elder Anglo-Saxon kingdom
Æthelflæd Alfred the Great’s son and heir
Mercia Edward’s son and first King of the English
Æthelstan Alfred’s daughter and King Edward’s talented older sister
Task 2: Complete the questions below: 1. When did Alfred die?
2. Who became the king?
3. What was the Witan?
4. What happened during Æthelstan’s reign?
Challenge: Why would these things have helped create a unified England?
Challenge: Summarise the relationship between Alfred the Great, King Edward, Æthelflæd and Æthelstan Year 8:Answer the following quiz questions on the Tudors.
Heir
Alliance
Coronation
Dynasty
Inheritance
Monasteries
Vow Task 1: Write the meaning of the key words linked to the Tudors theto linked words key theof meaningthe Write1: Task Tudor True or False? If false explain why?
1. Henry had two wives
2. Anne of Cleves was beheaded
3. Most of his wives were called Anne
4. Henry had two daughters
5. Henry’s favourite wife was Anne Boleyn Year 9:Answer the following quiz questions on 1920s America Name each object…
What can you remember? L A C K P A N T S Retrieval recap Match the key words to their meaning
1 Morality A The first mass produced car designed by Henry Ford. 2 Economic Boom B A republican idea that if you leave businesses alone and do not interfere they will make more money and create more jobs. 3 Model T Ford C The idea of doing the right thing. Basic guidelines for living. 4 Mass Production D A tax on goods in large quantities 5 Laissez-Faire E The production of goods in large quantities 6 Tariffs F A time of prosperity when the economy expands, creating more jobs and putting more money into circulation.
For example, 1A, 2B, 3C Women in 1920s America
Believed they should earn Given the vote in 1920 which Got their hair cut to show how Concerned about the fashions money, but also make a ‘good gave them more political power. liberated they were. and behaviour of young girls. home’ for their families.
They made up the majority of Believed that men should be in Bought women’s magazines. Given the name ‘Flapper’. American women. control.
Labour saving devices (vacuum More interested in buying Took to wearing one-piece Wore lightweight, knee-length cleaners, irons, etc.) had eased labour-saving devices than with bathing suits. dresses. the burden of housework. going out late and drinking.
Driven by advertisements, they Believed that, when they were Believed that good looks were a Often helped with the family bought lots of make-up and single, they should behave the woman’s most valuable feature. business. powdered their knees. same as single men.
Some of these apply to modern women, some apply Modern women Traditional women to traditional women, some apply to both. The Answers . . . Task 1. Colour code the word and phrase that describes it:
Edward the Elder Anglo-Saxon kingdom
Æthelflæd Alfred the Great’s son and heir
Mercia Edward’s son and first King of the English
Æthelstan Alfred’s daughter and King Edward’s talented older sister
Task 2: Complete the questions below: 1. When did Alfred die? 899AD
2. Who became the king? King Edward the Elder
3. What was the Witan? A collection of Anglo-Saxon noblemen and senior members of the church summoned by the king to offer him advice and discuss important issues. This ensured loyalty to the King from his people
4. What happened during Æthelstan’s reign? During his reign, Æthelstan had new coins minted for his kingdom, on which he gave himself the title Rex Anglorum, meaning ‘King of the English’. For the first time since the Roman conquest, England could be described as a single unified country.
5. Why would these things have helped create a unified England? There was now a single currency that the whole of England used. This unified trade and created a stable monetary currency which many other nations did not have.
Challenge: Summarise the relationship between Alfred the Great, King Edward, Æthelflæd and Æthelstan:
A family that began to rule and dominant Anglo-Saxon England. Year 8:Answer the following quiz questions.
Heir Next in line to the throne or title Alliance An agreement between two people or countries Coronation When a king or queen is crowned Dynasty A family
Inheritance An object or title passed on when the owner dies. Monasteries Large church buildings where monks worked and lived.
Vow A promise Henry VII needed to marry to create an alliance and ensure peace in
England. He married Elizabeth, a Yorkist, a family rival. Task 1: Write the meaning of the key words linked to the Tudors theto linked words key theof meaningthe Write1: Task England had just fought the Wars of the Roses, a hundred year war and England was desperate for peace. His marriage to Elizabeth officially ended the war.
England was in debt due to war and Henry began to introduce new financial controls to help build England’s wealth. Tudor True or False? If false explain why?
1. Henry had two wives False – He had 6 wives
2. Anne of Cleves was beheaded False – She and Henry divorced.
3. Most of his wives were called Anne False – They were mainly called Catherine.
4. Henry had two daughters True – Mary and Elizabeth
5. Henry’s favourite wife was Anne Boleyn False – it was Jane Seymour. Year 8:Answer the following quiz questions on 1920s America Name each object…
Credit The Radio Model T Ford Car
What can you remember?
Laissez- Assembly Credit Knowledge Position Advertisements New Tariffs Share Faire line of Consumer (Taxes) confidence America goods in the war Retrieval recap Match the key words to their meaning
1 Morality A The first mass produced car designed by Henry Ford. 2 Economic Boom B A republican idea that if you leave businesses alone and do not interfere they will make more money and create more jobs. 3 Model T Ford C The idea of doing the right thing. Basic guidelines for living. 4 Mass Production D A tax on goods in large quantities 5 Laissez-Faire E The production of goods in large quantities 6 Tariffs F A time of prosperity when the economy expands, creating more jobs and putting more money into circulation.
Answers: 1C, 2F, 3A, 4E, 5B, 6D Women in 1920s America
Believed they should earn Given the vote in 1920 which Got their hair cut to show how Concerned about the fashions money, but also make a ‘good gave them more political power. liberated they were. and behaviour of young girls. home’ for their families.
They made up the majority of Believed that men should be in Bought women’s magazines. Given the name ‘Flapper’. American women. control.
Labour saving devices (vacuum More interested in buying Took to wearing one-piece Wore lightweight, knee-length cleaners, irons, etc.) had eased labour-saving devices than with bathing suits. dresses. the burden of housework. going out late and drinking.
Driven by advertisements, they Believed that, when they were Believed that good looks were a Often helped with the family bought lots of make-up and single, they should behave the woman’s most valuable feature. business. powdered their knees. same as single men.
Some of these apply to modern women, some apply Modern women Traditional women to traditional women, some apply to both.