ThisweekwewillbestartingournewHistorytopicwhichisaboutAnglo–SaxonandScotSettlementsinBritain.Inabout410AD(about1,600yearsago),theRomansstartedtoleaveBritainandanewsetofpeoplecametoinvade:TheAnglo-Saxons.Readtheinformationbelowtofindoutmoreaboutthem.

History:Anglo–SaxonsandScots

Lookatthemapbelow.Youcanalsouseamaporanatlastohelpyou.Canyouworkout:

1. Wheretheinvadingtroopscamefrom?2. Whattheywerecalled?3. WhereaboutsinBritaintheysettled?4. Wheredidtheynotmanagetotakecontrol?

Usetheinformationyouhavelearnttocompletethebelowsentences.Youcanusethewordbanktohelpyou.1.Inaround410ADthe_____________leftBritain.2.The__________fromNorthernandEasternIrelandinvadedScotlandinthe4thand5thcenturies.3.TheScotsdividedintofour__________calledtheDalRiata,Pictland,StrathclydeandBernicia.4.TheBritishKingwhowascalled__________askedSaxonbrothersHengestandHorsatohelphimfightagainsttheScotsandthe__________.5.HengestandHorsalikeditin__________anddecidedtostaysotheysentforpeoplefromhome.6.WecallthesepeoplewhoinvadedandsettledinBritaintheAnglo–Saxonsbecausethetwobiggestgroupswerecalled__________and_________.

Saxons Britain Picts KingdomsScots Romans Angles Vortigen

Canyourememberthenamesofthe7kingdomstheAnglo–SaxonsdividedBritaininto?Labelyourmapwithplacenamesordrawyourownoneandlabel.Youcanuseamaporanatlastohelpyou.

Belowaresomeextraactivitiesyoucandoathomeifyouwouldliketo.1.ChooseeitherVortigern,HengestorHorsa.Drawapictureofwhatyouthinktheywouldhavelookedlike.Nextwritefivefactsaboutthemandhowyouthinktheywouldhavefeltabouttheeventsofthetime.Youcanusewhatyouhavelearntaboveordoyourownresearchaboutthem.2.CanyoucreateacollageofamapofBritainshowingthe7Anglo-Saxonkingdomsandsomeofthegroupswhoinvaded?3.CanyouactouttheinvasionsoftheScotsorAnglo-Saxons?YoucouldpresentitasaTVreportabouttheinvasionsandthencuttoaclipoftheinvasionsastheytakeplace.

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