History Edexcel - Migration Study Guide With Practice Exam Questions Already Passed.

When did the Vikings Invade - correct answer 789 AD Why did the Vikings invade - main reasons - correct answer Religion Wealth Politics Cultural Why did Vikings invade - Religion - correct answer - Odin - God of War - wanted to please him Why did Vikings Invade - Economic - correct answer - Farming - E.Ang. good comoared to Norway/Denmark - 793 - Lindesfarne - went for gold - Danegeld - Tax Anglo Saxons Why did Vikings invade - politics - correct answer - Scandinavian overcrowding - political decision for resources (demographic movement) Why did Vikings Invade - Cultural - correct answer - Explorers - part of their cultural identity - Eldest Inherits land - younger siblings need to find land When did the Normans invade England? - correct answer 1066 AD Why did the Normans invade - main reasons - correct answer Religion Wealth Politics Cultural Why did the Normans invade - Religion - correct answer - Pope's support - shown by the Papel banner - Crusades - Archbishop of Canterbury - promises the throne to William Why did the Normans invade - Economic - correct answer - Feudal System - Gives everything to the King Why did the Normans invade - Politics - correct answer - Promised the throne to William - England currently unstable after Edward died - opportunitistic Why did the Normans invade - Cultural - correct answer - Warfaring people in general - Explorers - part of their cultural identity - Eldest inherits land - younger siblings need to find land When did William invite Jewish people to England - correct answer 1070 AD Why did Jewish People migrate - main reasons - correct answer Religion Economic Politics Why did Jewish people migrate - Religion - correct answer - Persecution of Jewish people in Middle East - 70CE - Anti sematism Why did Jewish people Migrate - Economic - correct answer - Gave loans to the King (invited by him in 1070) - Became financiers - Were able to collect usury - were not Christian Why did Jewish People migrate - Politics - correct answer - Religious persecution cause instability When did Low Countries and Lombardy start to migrate - correct answer 1220 AD Why did Low Countries and Lombardy migrate - main reasons - correct answer Religion Economic Politics Why did Low Countries and Lombardy migrate - religion - correct answer - Bankers - Christian - Were not able to charge interest until 1265 when the Pope allowed it Why did Low Countries and Lombardy migrate - economic - correct answer - Black Death - more job opportunities (40%-60% of population gone) - Wool was being produced - 1270AD - invited by HIII - Weavers - EIII - guilds for weavers - 1330 - bans export of wool - Bankers - Lombards - more prosperous after 1265 Why did Low Countries and Lombardy migrate - Politics - correct answer - 100 years war - () - Low Countries work disrupted Viking Experience - Harmony - correct answer - Trade locally and internationally - Gave structure - set up 'Things', had fun and told Sagas, lived in Danelaw and adapted quickly, King Cnut allowed some Saxons positions of power - England prospered - peaceful under Edgar and under the successor Edward the Confessor for a further 24 years - Danes allowed Saxons to mint coins and circle them in Danelaw - Many Dane's became Christians - worshipped alongside their gods