History vikings

• The Vikings were people from Scandinavia who traveled to various places, including Scotland, and discovered North America 500 years before Columbus
• The word "Viking" is from the Norse language and means pirate raid.
• What is a primary source

  A primary source is something from the time
• Primary sources are often eyewitness accounts and are belongings like a diary or artifact
• What are some examples of secondary sources

  Horrible histories,movies or books
• In Viking society, different professions had specific tools:

  • Farmers used sickles
  • Water bailers were used by fishermen
  • Craftsmen used coin presses and cooking pots
  • Blacksmiths used hammers and tongs
  • Merchants used scales
• Viking children played with wooden toys, boats,horses and dolls
• In Viking settlements like Jarlshot in Sking, sports and hobbies included ball games, board games, and Knattleikr
• What did Viking children play with

  Wooden toys and boats
• In the context of migration, there are push factors (negative reasons which push someone to leave a place) and pull factors (positive reasons that attract someone to come to a place)
• Push factors can include overcrowding due to a growing population and not enough good resources
• Pull factors can involve the presence of good treasures that could be looted, milder climate conditions, and the availability of good land for settlement or trading posts
• The Vikings, known for their raids and exploration, were attracted to places like Scotland due to these pull factors
• Push factors, such as overcrowding due to a growing population and not enough good resources, can lead individuals to leave a place
• In contrast, pull factors like the presence of good treasures that could be looted, milder climate conditions, and the availability of good land for settlement or trading posts, can attract individuals to come to a place
• Reasons for Viking (why they came to Scotland)

  • Overcrowding in Scandinavia
  • Scotland's remote monasteries with lootable treasure
  • Lack of fertile land and food in Scandinavia
  • Scotland's milder climate and good land for farming
  • Scotland's useful raw materials like metal
  • Trading posts around Scotland offering money-making opportunities
• In Viking society, only the oldest son inherited land while younger sons were left with nothing
• Some Viking rulers had harsh laws and treated their subjects cruelly
• some primary examples are

  jarshof,the osberg ship and the chronicals
• Some secondary examples are

  Horrible histories or books written after
• Vikings travelled far from home to trade and raid other countries like Scotland ,Ireland and england
• what country’s is Scandinavia made up of ?

  Denmark, Norway, Sweden
• Viking Era was ?

  8th to 12th centuries

  700 to 1100 AD
• Who were the vikings ?

  People who traveled from Scandinavia to Scotland
• Romans invasions of Scotland

  71-211 AD
• The Jacobite Rebellions

  1689-1746 AD
• The Viking Era

  700-1100 AD
• Stone age people lived in skate brea

  3188-2500 BC
• Romans invaded

  Scotland
• The first Scots

  400-600 AD
• Mary Queen of Scots

  1542-1547 AD
• The highland Clearances

  1750-1850 AD
• Discovered North America 500 years before Columbus
• Did not Wear horned helmets