Starter quiz
- Which keyword describes a place where coins are produced?
- 'mint' ✓
- What does the discovery by archeologists of evidence from other countries suggest about Viking York?
- Jorvik was a centre for international trade. ✓
- There was a company there who offered international delivery.
- Many Vikings were merchants. ✓
- Modern-day objects were mixed up with the archeological evidence.
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- Why was a Viking coin that had a hammer on it and which said ‘SKIPE TRIO’ a significant find for archeologists excavating Viking York?
- It suggests that the Vikings kept their traditions and refused local beliefs.
- It suggests that the Vikings adopted local beliefs and forgot their traditions.
- It suggests that the Vikings merged local beliefs with their traditions. ✓
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- How did the location of Jorvik contribute to improved Viking trade?
- It was located along a vast train route.
- It was located between the Thames and Tyne rivers.
- It was located between the Ouse and Foss rivers. ✓
- It was located directly on the coast.
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- Which of the following is an example of the impact Viking settlers had on York which can still be seen today?
- built a cathedral
- created paved streets
- York street names included the Scandinavian word 'gata' ✓
- York became pagan
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- Complete the sentence: As a city of such importance for both the Romans and Anglo-Saxons, York was the perfect site for a new Viking capital of the ______.
- 'Danelaw' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to the definitions.
- Christendom⇔the collection of Christian kingdoms in the medieval period ✓
- clergy⇔people who work in the Church, typically monks and bishops ✓
- monasteries⇔a building housing a community of monks ✓
- Complete the sentence: In ______, the Normans conquered England for political and religious influence as well as the opportunity for wealth.
- '1066' ✓
- Who believed he was the rightful heir to the English throne?
- Edward the Confessor
- Jorvik the Younger
- William, Duke of Normandy ✓
- King Aethelred
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- Match the reason for migration to England to the Norman migrant.
- Norman nobility⇔the wealth opportunities from England's fertile land ✓
- Norman monks⇔monasteries played a huge role in the English wool trade ✓
- Norman monks⇔wanted to help restore the power of the Church ✓
- Norman nobility⇔William offered them a reward of lands and titles ✓
- Why did Norman monks face hostility in England?
- They tried to convert people to paganism.
- They tried to convert people to Christianity.
- William did not appoint any Norman bishops and invited only English clergy.
- Lanfranc did not appoint any English bishops and invited only foreign clergy. ✓
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- Which of the following show the Normans' impact on the English economy?
- They crashed the economy by minting too many coins.
- The increase in the number of monasteries increased wool trade profits. ✓
- They invited several migrant groups who helped grow the economy. ✓
- The increase in the number of monasteries increased Bible sales.
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Key learning points
- In 1066, the Normans conquered England for political and religious influence as well as the opportunity for wealth.
- Although migrants normally had ‘alien’ status, the Normans experience England as rulers.
- The Normans migrated in fairly small numbers but impacted the economy, culture and built environment of England.
- The migration of French monks supported Church reforms and restored England’s place in Christendom.
Common misconception
As the Normans were rulers of England, they had entirely positive experiences and faced no hostility.
The Normans faced rebellions from Anglo-Saxon communities, but were largely unaffected as these rebellions were brutally put down. However, French monks faced increasingly hostility from English subjects.
Keywords
Christendom - a term used to describe the collection of Christian kingdoms in the medieval period
Clergy - people who work in the Church, typically monks and bishops
Monasteries - a building housing a community of monks
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