medieval england

Question 1

how did england use their rich mineral deposits of lead and iron,copper,tin and silver

Answer 1

These were used to construct buildings and to make tools,weapons,jewellery and other objects

Question 2

how was fertile land used to its full

Answer 2

Fertile land meant crops grew well. Sheep produced high quality wool essential for cloth making. They were plentiful supplies of salt to preserve meat for the winter

Question 3

what did the vikings raid from 789-865

Answer 3

vikings raided england and scotland,attacking villages and towns and monasteries. They did this bc they wanted the treasure held in monasteries;the goods stored in merchants warehouses;the ransms they could demand to return captured people

Question 4

why did the vikings want to settle in england

Answer 4

They wanted to settle in england bc they knew the fertile soils would provide the land they needed

Question 5

what did the vikings capture in york

Answer 5

vikings captured york and used it as a base for defeating northumbria, east anglia and mercia

Question 6

when was the treaty of wedmore and what did it establish

Answer 6

In 878, Alfred of wessex and guthrum,leader of vikings agreed to treaty of wedmore. It established that the viking migrants now controlled a large part of england and ran it using their own laws