Viking Expansion Paper 2 Model Answers and Content
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History
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GCSE
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The Vikings began to trade with the Arabs
Write a clear and organised through the Volga trade route through
summary that analyses Viking Russia. By doing this they could carry
contact with the Arab world. their most common goods such as furs,
Support your slaves and amber to meet and trade with
summary with examples. Arab merchants in the markets of
Baghdad. Viking traders wanted Arabian
silver coins, with which they were paid in by
weight, due to Vikings paying for
goods in the weight of silver. They also
wanted to trade for silk which was a very
Examples of Viking trading rare and exotic cloth which would sell
with Arabs for a large amount in the markets of Hedby
What good they trade? and Birka.
Evidence of Arab contact with
Vikings Contact was not one sided, Arab traders
ventured as far as Hedeby and Birka, we
know this from the1r written accounts;
the most well-known was Ahmad lbn
Fadlan who offered interesting _and
informative interpretations of the Vikings.
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Viking Expansion
10 Marks
One of the main causes of Viking raids is
the fact that the Vikings built excellent
What caused Viking raids in longships that could navigate the seas
the west between 793 and and the rivers of Europe allowing them to
850? Support your answer raid at will. The design of flat bottomed
with examples Viking long ships made navigating
internal rivers easier and they could strike
I
and retreat before the country they were
raiding had chance to defend
What to include in your
themselves. This meant that they could
answer. also attack monasteries and reap huge
Attacks on monasteries as rewards by stealing from churches. The
they had no defences and a
churches would contain gold and silver and
lot of wealth. were poorly defended because they were
sacred and no one that lived in
Vikings also wanted to the host country would think about stealing
undermine the Christian from them, such as the famous Lindisfarne
faith. church and monastery.
Vikings raided quickly and • The Vikings however had no problem with
departed quickly, travelling this due to their pagan beliefs, and once
by sea. word travelled home about these
They often captured places it would only serve to tempt more
hostages or slaves while warriors and opportunists to go and raid
they raided. the coastlines of Europe.
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