Starter quiz
- What description accurately describes the work of a blacksmith?
- a craftsperson who carves wood as it rotates
- a craftsperson who mends shoes as their job
- a craftsperson who makes things in iron by hand ✓
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- What evidence excavated showed the work of wood turners?
- boots and shoes
- bowls and cups ✓
- jewellery and combs
- handles for tools
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- How did Viking buildings in Coppergate change over time?
- Vikings added attics.
- Vikings added stone chimneys.
- Vikings added cellars. ✓
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- What were the roofs of early Viking houses in Coppergate often made from?
- brick
- tile
- wood
- thatch ✓
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- Where did Vikings go for feasting and celebrations in York?
- central temple
- large hall ✓
- marketplace
- longhouses
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- Complete the sentence. Many of the Viking people who lived in York were ______, rather than fierce warriors.
- 'craftspeople' ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the correct meaning of 'trade'?
- The action of playing sports and games
- The action of travelling to new places
- The action of buying and selling goods ✓
- The action of making music and art
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- Complete the sentence: A person who trades goods with other countries is called a ______.
- 'merchant' ✓
- Which sea did the Vikings set up trading routes across?
- Ouse
- Baltic ✓
- Foss
- Caspian
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- Where did the Vikings trade Carnelian?
- Russia ✓
- Baltic
- Byzatium
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- What was Baltic amber used to make in York?
- 'jewellery' ✓
- How do the objects found in York prove that the Vikings traded all around the world?
- The objects found were only made of materials from England.
- The objects found included items from places like Russia and the Baltic. ✓
- The objects found were made of materials found in Scotland and Wales.
- The objects found were only made from materials found in the Baltic.
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Key learning points
- York was a major centre for Viking trade and goods flowed in from across Europe and the Middle East.
- The remains of silk were found in Coppergate, which likely originated from the Middle East.
- It is likely that silk, along with spices and gemstones like carnelian, came to York via Viking traders in Russia.
- Baltic amber was used for jewellery in York, and, although no furs survive, it is likely that they were also traded.
- An Arabic coin and a cowrie shell from the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden are further proof of wide trade links.
Common misconception
Pupils may not understand how the objects prove the trade links around the world.
Particular objects during this time could only come from certain places. For example, silk was only made in China and travelled via the Silk Road to the Middle East and onto Europe.
Keywords
Merchant - a merchant is a person who trades goods with other countries
Baltic - the Baltic is the area surrounding the Baltic Sea in northern Europe
Carnelian - carnelian is a brownish-red mineral that is often used as a gemstone to make jewellery
Amber - amber is hardened resin from ancient trees which has been preserved as a fossil over time
Silk - silk is a fine, soft and shiny material produced using the thread of a silk worm
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