Queen’s Drive Primary School Topic: A Kingdom United - Anglo-Saxons Main subjects: History, Geography, Music and PE Year 5 Autumn 2
Timeline
410 A.D. 497 A.D. 573 A.D. 586 A.D. 597 A.D. 757 A.D. 793 A.D. 871 A.D. 1016 A.D. 1066 A.D.
Romans left The kingdom of The Kingdom of The Kingdom of St. Augustine Offa King of Vikings attack Alfred the Great Canute the Great Battle of Hastings Britain leaving it Wessex is East Anglia was Mercia was introduces Mercia declares Lindisfarne rules rules as the first Normans defeated unguarded formed formed formed Christianity himself king of Viking by Saxons England
Key Vocabulary Knowledge What I will know by the end of this unit
Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from? The Romans left Britain in 410 due to Angles People from Germany who invaded I will know how the Roman withdrawal fierce tribes attacking Italy and every soldier was needed back at home to defend the Britain around 410 A.D. contributed to the Anglo-Saxon settlement Anglo-Saxon The name given to people who country. Without an army of its own, it left the country vulnerable to attackers. The travelled from Germany, Netherlands Anglo-Saxons came from Denmark, Netherlands and northern Germany across the I will know about what Anglo-Saxon life was and South Denmark and settled in North Sea in wooden boats. The conquered England but failed to conquer Scotland, like for all groups of people Britain Wales and Cornwall (an area of south-west England). Christianity The religion based on the teachings of I will know reasons why the Anglo-Saxons Jesus Christ settled in Britain Jutes People from the Jutland peninsula St Augustine (c.530-604)
(Germany and South Denmark) Augustine of Canterbury was a Christian missionary sent from Rome to convert people I will know about the burial ship at Sutton Hoo migration Movement from one place to another from Anglo-Saxon paganism to Christianity. He was considered to be responsible for I will know about Anglo-Saxon culture including in order to settle there the widespread adoption of the Christian faith throughout England. pagan A person who follows a religion that is stories, poetry and art
not a major religion I will find out about Anglo-Saxon life, including Picts Ancient tribes who lived in northern King Aethelbert (c.550-616) homes, food and leisure Scotland King of Kent who created the first Germanic law code in the early 7th Century and runes Alphabet consisting of between 26-33 became the first English king to convert to Christianity due to Augustine’s mission to letters used to write Old English convert people from paganism. Settler People who migrate to a new place. When people start a community, this Useful links
is a settlement King Offa (c730-796) https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/zxsbcdm thatch The craft of building a roof with dry King of Mercia, and of most of England in the mid-8th Century. Historians regard him vegetation such as reeds and straw https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework- wattle-and- The weaving of small wooden branches as the most powerful Anglo-Saxon king until Alfred the Great. help/anglo-saxons daub with mud, straw, horse hair and dung to create walls https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/anglo- King Alfred the Great (849-899) county An area of the UK such as Lancashire. saxons/ physical Naturally occurring such as rivers and Fought the Vikings and defeated them in the Battle of Edington (878) and thus made https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zq2m6sg geography mountains. an agreement with them (Danelaw). He was known for improving the standard of living, human Man-made, such as houses, shops, etc. legal and military systems as well as education. geography