📚 Part 1: Key Vocabulary and Multiple Choice

1. What does the word "pagan" mean?

Someone who believes in one god

Someone who believes in many gods or nature spirits

Someone who doesn't believe in any gods

Someone who lives in the countryside

2. Which of these were Anglo Saxon pagan gods?

Woden

Thunor

Jesus

Thor

3. What is a missionary?

A person sent to spread their religion

A type of Anglo Saxon warrior

A church building

An Anglo Saxon king

4. Fill in the blanks using these words: conversion, Pope, monotheistic, polytheistic

Anglo Saxons were originally _____________ because they believed in many gods. When they became Christian, this _____________ meant they became _____________ and followed the teachings of the _____________.

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Changes

5. List three ways that Christianity changed Anglo Saxon society:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

6. Who do you think benefitted most from Christianity coming to Anglo Saxon England? Tick one and explain why:

Kings and rulers

Church leaders and clergy

Poor Anglo Saxon farmers

Warriors and soldiers

7. Compare pagan and Christian beliefs by completing this table:

Pagan Beliefs	Christian Beliefs

🎯 Part 3: Key Question Response

8. Write a paragraph answering the key question: "How did Christianity change Anglo Saxon England?"

Your paragraph should include:

A clear topic sentence

At least 3 key terms from this lesson

At least 2 specific changes

Reasoning words like "because" or "so"

_________________________________________________________________

9. Peer Assessment: Swap with a partner and check their paragraph using the criteria above. Give one positive comment and one suggestion for improvement: