Test on Wales' history  II.


 

1. What is common between Alfred the Great and Rhodri the Great (other than living in the 9th century)?

 

 

 

2. In what area was Wales superior to its (Norman-) English neighbour(s) in the late Middle Ages?

 

 

 

3. What is the significance of the Statute of Rhuddlan (1284)?

 

 

 

4. Describe the Welsh War of Independence led by Owain Glydwr.

 

 

 

5. Describe the significance of the Welsh translation of the Bible.

 

 

 

6. Immigration and coal in Wales.  Explain.

 

 

 

7. Extra credit:  How did Gavelkind prevent the build-up of a unified, powerful state in Wales?