Overall migration knowledge Flashcards
Define change
When things become different to how they were before
Define continuity
When things stay the same, sometimes for a long time
Define progress
When things get better
Define rate of change
The speed at which things become different
Define trend
A number of related changes, continuing in the same direction, over a period of time
Define turning point
A significant change, different from what happened before, which will affect the future
Define migrant
Someone who has moved to a different place
[This can be internationally or within the same country. It could be temporary or permanent. It can be voluntary of forced.]
What are the main factors that cause migration?
Science and technology
People’s attitudes
Government
Individuals
Is migration permanent?
Can be temporary or permanent
Is migration forced?
Can be voluntary or forced
How do historians know about migration in the medieval times?
Lots of written texts
What is it more difficult to find out about from medieval texts?
Finding about assimilation i.e. the blending of cultures and how well migrants settle
What is assimilation?
The blending of cultures and how well migrants settle
Who migrated to England in the Dark Ages? (Main groups)
Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans
Name sources that can tell us about migration in the Medieval period
Bede’s history of England and the Anglo-Saxon chronicles
