Starter quiz
- Which keyword describes the area of England in the north and east controlled by the Vikings?
- 'Danelaw' ✓
- Which keyword describes how far individuals or groups of immigrants adopt the culture, customs and values of the majority of people living in their new home country?
- 'assimilation' ✓
- Why were the Vikings looking for a new home by the end of the 700s?
- They had grown bored of Scandinavia
- Their homelands had become incredibly overpopulated ✓
- Their homelands had been ravaged by war
- England offered wealth through fertile land and trade routes ✓
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- Complete the sentence: Typically, migrants were considered ‘______’ in this period, but as the Vikings controlled the Danelaw, these new migrants in northern England experienced England as rulers.
- 'aliens' ✓
- Which of the following examples show that the Vikings maintained their autonomy?
- they carried out the St. Brice’s Day massacre
- adopted the religion of the local people, Christianity
- Viking coins continued to show pagan symbols ✓
- they did not live outside the Danelaw
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔The Vikings attacked Lindisfarne
- 2⇔The Great Heathen Army settled in the north of England
- 3⇔The Vikings were granted the Danelaw
- 4⇔Many of the Viking migrants were killed at the St. Brice’s Day massacre
- 5⇔England became part of King Cnut’s North Sea Empire
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- Viking⇔a member of the Scandinavian seafaring people who raided Britain ✓
- mint⇔a place where coins are produced ✓
- trade⇔the exchange of goods ✓
- Scandinavia⇔collective term for the countries of northern Europe ✓
- What was the name the Vikings used for York?
- 'Jorvik' ✓
- Who led the Viking army in the conquest of the city of York?
- King Cnut
- King Halfden ✓
- Ivar the Boneless ✓
- Erik the Red
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- Complete the sentence: The settled Vikings helped expand York and make it the ______ of Viking culture and trade.
- 'centre' ✓
- Which of the following are examples of the impact Viking settlers had on York?
- Built a cathedral
- Created paved streets ✓
- York street names included the Scandinavian word 'gata' ✓
- York became pagan
- Improved the economy through trade ✓
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- Which of the following are examples archeologists have found of international Viking trade in York?
- tin from France
- walrus ivory from the Arctic regions ✓
- gold and silver from Cornwall
- amber from the Baltic regions ✓
- wine from the Rhineland ✓
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Key learning points
- The Vikings conquered York because it was rich and important.
- York lay on an important east-west trading route, and was therefore well placed to expand Scandinavian trade routes.
- The settled Vikings helped expand York and make it the centre of Viking culture and trade.
Common misconception
York only became an important city under Viking rule.
York was an important army base under the rule of the Romans, but was also used as a capital city under Anglo-Saxon rule. Its location along important trade routes made it an attractive city to any conqueror.
Keywords
Viking - a member of the Scandinavian seafaring people who raided Britain from the late 8th century
Scandinavia - collective term for the countries of northern Europe
Trade - the exchange of goods
Mint - a place where coins are produced
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