Explore Anglo-Saxons

Read through the 2 pages of information on Anglo-Saxons and then answer the VIPERS questions for each page.

*CE (Common Era) is the way we number years starting at year 1. We are now in the year 2020. You may have heard it referred to as AD (anno Domini).

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V) What word in the text is a synonym for group?

I) Why do you think Angle-land changed to England?

P) Why do you think the Anglo-Saxons invaded England?

E) Why did the author write the sentence/fact on the bottom left in bold?

R) Which countries did the Anglo-Saxons come from?

S) Write down 3 key facts about the Anglo-Saxons.

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V) What does conquered mean?

I) How do the sources show us how people lived during Anglo-Saxon times?

P) What do you think the written records were about?

E) Why is the use of pictures effective?

R) What evidence of the Anglo-Saxon way of life was left?

S) Summarise the ‘How do we know?’ paragraph in one sentence.

Challenge: Can you think of your own VIPERS questions for this text?