Battle of Hastings

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/battle-of-hastings

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. What is the date of engagement?

2. 2. What is the battlefield location?

3. 3. What happened at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

4. 4. Why did William of Normandy want to become king of England?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Witenagemot

• Housecarls

• Feudalism

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.