Year 7 History Key Terms Homework
How England Began New Words: How England Began #1 New Words: How England Began #2
Key Term Definition Image Settlers Somebody who moves to Migration The movement another area or of people from country to build one place, a new life. usually a country, to another Celt A European ethnic group Aggressively Invasion around 1500 entering a years ago. country with the aim of taking control Chronology The order in Roman People from the which events Roman Empire happened in the who often tried past to expand the empire. Huguenots French Protestants A large area who were Empire including lots of persecuted and different moved to countries, England controlled by between 1560- just one country. 1720. New Words: How England Began #3 New Words: How England Began #4
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Invasion Aggressively Viking Translates as entering a “pirate raiders”. country with the Warriors from Denmark, Norway aim of taking and Sweden. control.
Cowardice Being scared to Lindisfarne An island off the fight in a battle. coast of Northumbria, inhabited solely by monks.
Invincible An army which Pagan Technically an cannot be earth-centred defeated. religion BUT people in Anglo Saxon England used the word pagan to refer to a person Founder A person or group who was not who enters a Christian. country with the aim of settling. Raid A swift and quick Founders can attack, usually for migrate or invade, loot. The Vikings but they always would raid for leave behind a food, gold and legacy. other riches. New Words: How England Began #5 New Words: How England Began #6
Key Term Definition Image Key Term Definition Image Heir The next Claim A right to be person in line to King. Normally be King or this would be Queen hereditary, but in England in 1066 it was not. Noble A rich and important man Contender A person in a who was close competition. to the King
Vulnerable Being open to attack, poorly Anglo- A historical defended Saxon source from the 9th to the Chronicle 11th Centuries. Written by Never having a Celibate/ monks. Celibacy sexual relationship Witan The Royal EVER. If you Council – the are celibate you only group that have no could declare a children. king. New Words: How England Began #7 New Words: How England Began #8
Key Term Definition Image Key Term Definition Image Berserker A terrifying Fyrd An Anglo-Saxon Viking warrior. warrior recruited They fought in from local counties. Mostly a trance-like untrained fury. peasants & An Anglo-Saxon farmers without Shield proper weapons or Wall and Viking armour. method of defence where A well trained Housecarl Anglo-Saxon shields were soldier. There interlinked to were about 3000 create a wall. of these in 1066. Hostages Someone who is kidnapped and A professional Infantry trained soldier on held for a foot. Armed with ransom (money) a sword, spear and or for leverage. shield. Some were trained archers. Stamford In Yorkshire. A Bridge over A well trained and Bridge Cavalry armed Norman the River soldier mounted Derwent where on a horse. These Godwinson were knights who defeated carried swords Hadrada. and clubs / maces. New Words: How England Began #9
Key Term Definition Image A trick used in Feint battle to make the enemy think you are going to do something different. Violently robbing a Pillage place, especially during war time. The Normans pillaged the area around Pevensey when they invaded. The best known port Pevensey on the south coast of England. This is where William landed when he invaded England. A town on the south Hastings coast of England, east of Pevensey. This is where William and Harold battled for the throne.