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9.6 Viking raids
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Check your learning 9.6
Remember and understand
1 What major change happened in the Viking society in the late 8th century?
2 Why might tales merchants told of churches and monasteries have tempted some Viking tribal rulers to
raid such places?
3 How would such wealth benefit Viking rulers?
Apply and analyse
4 Imagine you are a Viking farmer who works the land in the coastal region shown in Source 1. The
population of your village is growing. Why might you be tempted to leave your homeland?
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Evaluate and create
5 Draw a concept map that explains how and why you think societies that came in contact with the
Vikings might have changed. Compare your finished concept map with that of a partner.
6 Why do some historians take the view that early Viking raids on Europe were revenge missions? What
evidence would you look for to help to confirm this view?