Year 6 Transition Homework     History Unit – The Anglo Saxons, Vikings and Normans

 

I can create a timeline of key events culminating in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

  • I can construct a large scale timeline from around 400 AD to 1067AD.  (1 page)

 

I know what life was like during Anglo Saxon times.

  • I know how Anglo-Saxons preferred to live in small villages, unlike the towns preferred by their predecessors, the Romans. I can use a range of sources to investigate key parts of Anglo Saxon life, such as housing, clothing and jobs.  (1 page)

 

I know how Anglo Saxon society was structured.

  • I know that family life was highly valued in Anglo Saxon society but it was very rigid and broken down into classes. (1 page)

 

I know how the Vikings fought.

  • I know about Viking warfare and I can tell you:
  • what the weapons were made from.
  • how they were used.
  • what battle techniques were used. (1 page)

 

I know who the Normans were and why they came to England.

I know how the Normans fought.

  • what the weapons were made from.
  • how they were used.
  • what battle techniques were used.            (1 page)

 

The Bayeux Tapestry

  • I know that the Bayeux Tapestry is a primary source of information which describes in pictures the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England. (1 page)