Vikings COPY Flashcards
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First Vikings’ raid on England
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793
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Monastery attacked by vikings
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Lindisfarne
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reason for vikings adding england to empire and migrating
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economic reasons
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pull factor vikings
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good-quality farming land
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push factor vikings
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hard to grow crops in scandinvia/overcrowded/only eldest sons inherited land
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Viking Leader Ragnar executed
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860
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viking invasion force, as a result of ragnar execution
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Great heathen army 856-878
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viking invasion, all but wessex defeated
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865
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king of wessex
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Alfred the great
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battle of edington, vikings defeated
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878
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area of england alfred allowed vikings to rule
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danelaw
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alfred during his reign
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build defences/buhrs, fair laws, encouraged english language
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king of the english
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alfred the great
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why was alfred great
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saved anglo-saxon england from viking domination, forged english identity
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consequence of danelaw
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century of peace, coexistence of english and danes
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king aethelred the unready
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978
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battle of maldon, viking army let by sven forbeard attacked
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991
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aethelred’s bribe to english, led to more attacks
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danegeld
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3300kg of silver given to vikings, british taxed
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991
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aethelred marries emma of normandy, to form alliance
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1002
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St Brice’s Day Massacre, murder all vikings in england
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1002
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Sven Forkbeard conquers england after st brice’s day massacre
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1013
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aethelred becomes king again, still fighting
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1014
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aethelred dies
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1016
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aethelred's replacement
aethelred's son edmund, then king cnut
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appeal of england to cnut
rich area involved in trade, religious man
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cnut marries emma of normandy to strengthen relations
1017
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cnut's inheritance from brother
inherited denmark and norway
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why is cnut great
peaceful period, england grew wealthy
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impact of vikings
contributed to language
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Cnut and sons died, edward the confessor becomes king
1042
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son of emma of normandy and aethelred
edward the confessor
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edward the confessor died
1066
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1066 - good soldier most powerful man in england
harold godwinson
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1066 - claimed he was promised the throne and supported by harold godwinson
william duke of normandy
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viking ruler of norway whose family ruled england in past
harald hadrada
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edward's nephew and relative, teenager
edgar aetheling
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who was chosen as king in 1066
harold godwinson, left william duke of normandy furious
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godwinson beats vikings
Battle of Stamford Bridge
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william beat harold in what invasion
battle of hastings 1066
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william crushed resistance and became king
1066
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how did william keep control in his reign
dividing english land and gave to barons, built over 500 castles
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what did an uprising in the north lead to in 1069-70
harrying of the north - villages and crops destroyed, 100,000 died in famine
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reason for norman invasion and migration in england
political reasons
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impact of the normans
built castles, architecture, french, feudal system
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william the conquerer died
1087
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william the conquerers replacements
his won william ii, then henry i
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Henry i's heir
Matilda
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Matilda's son
Henry II
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Henry II's reign
1154-1189
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Henry taking control in France
Angevin Empire
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henry ii's inheritance from mother
England and Normandy
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Henry II's inheritance from father
Maine and anjou
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Henry II's spouse, gave him spain
Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Henry ii married his son to her in order to gain land
Duchess of Brittany
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dermot of leinster asked henry ii to help beat another irish king
1166, english settlers controlled land in ireland
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henry visited ireland and was seen as...
1171, overlord
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how did henry control his empire?
travel - travelled all across his empire, loyalty and feudal system - rewarded loyalty with land, law - enforced by local forces
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why did england build the angevin empire
political and economic reasons - power and money
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Henry ii's replacement
John was weak so King of France saw chance to take land
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phillip ii's claim
john's nephew, his ally, was rightful king of england
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john's response to phillip ii's claim
killed arthur
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phillip ii's attack on angevin empire
seized brittany, normandy, anjou and maine
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people and barons rebel against King John, and signed document giving away some power
1215
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magna carta significance
no longer able to tax people unfairly, and have to respect rights of barons
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war under edward iii
100 years war
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battle english won in 1346
crecy
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short term impact of hundred year war
cost, loss of land, deaths, french land destroyed
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explorers
john hawkins, sir walter raleigh
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country england annoyed through piracy
spain
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crops from the new world
cotton, sugar, tobacco
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traingular trade system
britain weapons, africa slaves, america crops
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economic impact of slave trade on britain
jobs, docks and shops
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push factor for america
persecution, war, money
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main colony in virginia
jamestown
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reasons for war of independance in us
debt, representation, ideology, boston
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why usa won war of independance
strong leadership, french support, british mistakes, british supplies
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famous explorers
sir walter raleigh, john hawkins
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country england annoyed through piracy
spain
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crops from new world
cotton, sugar, tobacco
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triangular trade system
britain weapons - africa slaves - america crops
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economic impact of slave trade in britain
jobs, docks and shops
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push factor for america
persecution, war, money
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colony in virginia
jamestown
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reason for war of independence
debt, representation, ideology, boston
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reason for us winning war of independance
strong leadership, french support, british mistakes, british supplies
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impact of war of independance of britain
debt, self rule for ireland, prisoners to australia, democratic reform
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country and religion of hugenots
french protestants
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which industry did hugenots contribute to
silk
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is ulster north or south ireland
north
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what religion were planters
protestant
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religion of clans in scottish highlands
catholic
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why did english clear the highlanders away
graze sheep, make money
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where did scots move to
cities
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name of trading company in india
east india company
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define nabob
british man who gained wealth and power in india
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define sepoy
indian soldier
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great rebellion
1857
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reason for indian rebellion
religion offended by fat on cartridges
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political outcome of india rebellion
reduction in british interference in government, indian able to have jobs in local government
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positive health impact of empire in india
smallpox vaccine, sewage system improved, life expectancy increased
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negative health impact of empire in india
famine led to starvation, new diseases
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reason imperial interest moved to africa
religion, power, money
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reason for suez canal
reduce travel time on the seas, not go around south africa
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reason for egypt selling shares in suez canal to british
needed money
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name for dutch settlers in south africa
boers
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states that the boers set up
transvaal and orange free state
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british man that made his name through diamond and gold
cecil rhodes
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define social darwinism
some races stronger than others, white british
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reason why rhodes was controversial
pushed natives off land, sparked a war, racist attitude
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reason for british sending troops into the transvaal
boers refused to give them access to land
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methods british used in boer war
scorched earth, concentration camps, guerilla tactics
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pull factor to come to britain in 1800s
jobs
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irish migration impact on britain
labour contributed to infrastructure, railways, army
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push factor for jews into britain
persecution
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impact of ww1 on britain
economic cost, numbers of men who dies, parts of empire not reliant on britain
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which countries supported britain in 1956 suez crisis
france and israel
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which country did egypt ask for aid in suez crisis
usa
