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Viking Y10 - L13: Why did the Vikings feel the need to raid?
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Rank them in order of importance
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Shortage of food - Scandinavia was hard to farm on and their population was increasing.
 honour and power was important to Vikings - they wanted glory and victory.
Vikings had better ships and could easily target countries with no defence
Western Europe was rich - Vikings wanted some of this.
Western Europe weak. England was divided, monks didn't fight back (easy target)

Slide 7 - Sleepvraag

In your opinion what was the most important reason why the Vikings raided other countries?
Shortage of food
Weakness of western Europe
Wealth of Western Europe
Better ships
Glory and power

Slide 8 - Poll

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Contemporary view - Vikings only raided because their population was increasing.
Agree
To an extent
Disagree

Slide 11 - Poll

Contemporary view - western Europe was full of wealth and that by raiding or invading territories in the West would elevate a King’s power
Agree
To an extent
Disagree

Slide 12 - Poll

Modern historian view - western Europe was weak, with England split into a divided heptarchy
Agree
To an extent
Disagree

Slide 13 - Poll

Why were the Vikings able to easily conquer England?
A
England was a divided country and could be easily conquered.
B
The English had superior weapons
C
The Vikings had a small army
D
England had a powerful navy

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

What motivated the Vikings to progress from stealing to holding items and monks to ransom?
A
They realized they could make even more money.
B
They aimed to establish alliances
C
They wanted to negotiate for peace
D
They sought to gain political influence

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

Why were monasteries the main targets of Viking raids?
A
They contained riches and food.
B
They were military strongholds
C
They were trading hubs
D
They were centres of learning

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Slide 17 - Tekstslide