Ch 15/16

Review and map work 1. Alfred hid from the Vikings in the wild countryside of his kingdom, Wessex. Underline Wessex in green. 2. Alfred battled the Vikings on Salisbury Plain. Alfred won, so put a green box around Salisbury Plain. 3. Harold had been crossing the English Channel between England and Normandy when his ship encountered a storm. Color the English Channel blue. 4. William was from Normandy. Underline Normandy in yellow. 5. Harold and William fought at the Battle of Hastings. William won, so put a yellow box around Hastings. 6. Draw William’s path from Normandy to Hastings in yellow. We will do Ch 16 map in prep for their reading of that chapter tomorrow. 1. English is a mix of many languages. One of those languages is Old English, brought to England by the Angles and the Saxons. Draw a red line from this land to England. 2. English also borrowed from the Celtic language, which is still spoken today in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Draw a blue line from the “G” in England to Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. 3. English also took Greek and Latin words. Draw a green line from Greece and Italy to England. 4. Viking words were also taken. Draw a yellow line from Scandinavia to England. 5. When William the Conqueror of Normandy took the English throne, French was spoken by all the rich and important people of England. Draw a brown line from Normandy to England.