TEST PAPER THE EARLY HISTORY OF BRITAIN

1. Circle the answer. In WHICH ORDER did the different populations influence the EARLY
HISTORY of Britain?

a) Viking, Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons

b) Celts, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Romans
c) Celts, Romans, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons
d) Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings
e) Romans, Celts, Anglo- Saxons, Vikings.

2. Who were the Druids ? What was their role ?

a) They were Anglo-Saxon priests, leaders of their community.

b) They were Celtic priests, poets, and doctors of the day.
c) They were Viking warriors, priests and merchants.

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES with the missing pieces of information :

1. The Romans invaded Britain, beginning with 55 B.C., building resistant …………., the
remainders of which can be seen even today in Great Britain.
2. Queen ……………………….. led a revolt of the Iceni, against the Roman conquest,
which was ultimately suppressed.
3. In the north of England, the Romans built a massive …………, called ………………….
to protect themselves from the raids of the Picts and Scots.
4. The name of several Germanic gods and goddesses have been preserved
in………………., which are used in common English language today.
5. The battle of ……………….. took place in 1066, between the armies of the Saxon
English, led by Harold, and the invading ……………………, led by William.
6. The word ………………….. comes from the French word feu and means the social
establishment of the Middle Age society.
7. In the medieval era, society was made of ………… categories. These were:
……………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Life in the Middle Ages was very hard for common people because ………………. was
scarce and, as a consequence, famine and ………………… were frequent with common
people.