Medieval
Invaders
Webquest
On
a
separate
sheet
of
paper,
answer
the
following
questions.
The
Vikings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings
1)
What
does
the
word
“Viking”
mean?
2)
What
did
the
English
call
the
Vikings?
3)
Where
did
most
of
the
Vikings
settle
in
Britain?
4)
What
were
Viking‐controlled
areas
of
Britain
called?
5)
Why
did
Vikings
choose
to
attack
monasteries?
6)
What
made
Viking
attacks
so
successful?
7)What
was
the
Viking
religion
like?
8)
Who
was
the
ruler
of
the
gods?
9)
Who
was
Thor?
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/earlymiddle/vikings.htm
10)
What
group
of
people
did
the
Vikings
mix
with
to
help
to
form
early
Russia?
11)
What
city
were
they
attempting
to
raid
when
they
moved
into
the
area?
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/normans.htm
12)
Why
were
the
Vikings
in
France?
13)
What
were
they
eventually
called?
14)
When
and
why
did
William
invade
Britain?
Germanic
Tribes
http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Germans.htm
15)
Name
some
of
the
“Germanic”
tribes.
16)
Where
did
the
German
tribes
come
from?
17)
What
was
German
society
like?
Anglo‐Saxons
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons
18)
Where
did
the
Anglo‐Saxons
come
from?
When?
19)
What
did
most
of
them
do
for
a
living?
20)
Who
was
Beowulf?
21)
What
are
runes?
22)
Who
was
Alfred
the
Great
famous
for
fighting?
23)
What
was
the
significance
of
the
god
Woden
to
early
Anglo‐Saxons?
24)
Who
first
brought
Christianity
to
the
Anglo‐Saxons?
Irish
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ancientireland/culture.html
25)
When,
according
to
legend,
did
Celtic
warriors
first
arrive
in
Ireland?
26)
Did
Irish
rulers
have
as
much
power
as
rulers
in
the
rest
of
Europe?
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ancientireland/religion.html
27)
When
did
Christianity
first
arrive
in
Ireland?
28)
Was
Patrick
alone
in
bringing
Christianity
to
the
Irish?
Magyars
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/easteurope/magyars.html
29)
What
animals
were
essential
to
the
lifestyle
of
the
Magyars?
30)
What
was
the
social
structure
like
among
the
Magyars?
Was
there
equality?
31)
In
what
present‐day
country
did
the
Magyars
ultimately
settle?