Starter quiz
- What is the correct meaning of 'excavate' in history?
- to design and build new structures
- to use books and sources to study and learn about history
- to remove earth carefully from an area to find buried remains ✓
- to draw or create maps of ancient places
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- What is the correct word to describe something in history that is protected from loss and damage?
- peaty
- preserved ✓
- organic
- ancient
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- Match the archaeological method to the correct description.
- aerial photography⇔finding archaeological sites that are only visible from the air ✓
- field walking⇔finding artefacts brought to the surface through farming ✓
- surveying⇔finding underground archaeological sites ✓
- In what city did the Coppergate discovery happen?
- 'York' ✓
- What historical period were the artefacts found at Coppergate from?
- The Roman era
- The Medieval period
- The Viking Age ✓
- The Stone Age
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- How many archaeological finds from the Viking period were discovered during the Coppergate excavation?
- 400
- 4000
- 40, 000 ✓
- none
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Exit quiz
- When did the Vikings invade York?
- '866 CE' ✓
- What two reasons made York easier to invade?
- The leaders were weak.
- The town was vulnerable to attack. ✓
- There was civil war going on in Northumbria. ✓
- The Vikings had a large army.
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- Which two rivers was York located between?
- River Euphrates and River Tigris
- River Ouse and River Foss ✓
- River Nile and River Congo
- River Thames and River Severn
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- Why was York a good strategic location for the Vikings?
- It was a nice place to live.
- It was easy to defend. ✓
- It was easy to travel to.
- It was good for trade. ✓
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- Why did the Vikings change the Anglo-Saxon name for York?
- It was too hard for them to pronounce. ✓
- They did not like the Anglo-Saxon name.
- They wanted the name to have a different meaning.
- They wanted to show off that they had successfully invaded.
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- Match the keyword with the correct definition.
- strategic⇔something that is important for success in war or defence ✓
- invasion⇔means to enter a country armed and capture it ✓
- Jorvik⇔the name given to York by the Vikings ✓
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Key learning points
- York, a major settlement in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, was captured by the Vikings in 866 CE.
- It was an important strategic location between the Ouse and Foss rivers, making it easy to defend and good for trade.
- The Vikings restored the old Roman walls and it quickly became the main Viking city in Britain.
- The Vikings called it Jorvik, which was also the name they used for their kingdom in Britain.
Common misconception
Pupils may think York was only strategically important because the rivers acted as a natural defence.
York was strategically important because the rivers were a natural defence, but they were also key routes for trade.
Keywords
Strategic - if something is strategic it is important for success in war or defence
Invasion - invasion means to enter a country armed and capture it
Jorvik - the Vikings renamed York when they captured it to Jorvik
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