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Social Studies
List of terms for social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the Anlgo-Saxons? | A Germanic people composed of Angles, Saxons, Jutes and others. |
| Who was King Alfred the Great? | King of the English who defeated the Danes and saved England from complete conquest. |
| Who was Gildas? | Gildas was a 6th century British cleric who wrote On the Ruin of Britain. |
| Who was William the Conqueror? | 11th century Duke of Normandy and became King of England in 1066 after he invaded the country. |
| Who was Harold Godwinson? | Earl of Wessex. Was king of England for less than a year until his death at the hands of William the Conqueror. |
| What was the Battle of Hastings? | The battle fought between King Harold and Duke William. Decided the fate of England. |
| Who were the Normans | A Scandinavian viking people who settled in Normandy, France. |
| What language did the Normans speak? | Norman French. |
| Who were the Romano-British? | A Celtic people who lived in Britain during the Roman period. |
| Which Roman emperor conquered (or had conquered in is name)what is now Britain. | Claudius. |