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Curriculum content descriptions

Significant developments and/or cultural achievements that led to Viking expansion, including weapons and shipbuilding, and the extent of their trade (ACDSEH047)

Elaborations

describing Viking craft with particular emphasis on the production of weapons (for example, swords, battle axes and helmets)
outlining the key role of gods such as Odin, Thor, Frey and Freyja in Viking religion and the adoption of Christianity during the Viking period
investigating the construction of longboats and their role in exploration, including innovations in keel and sail design.
describing evidence of Viking trade between Russia (Kiev) and the east (through Constantinople)

General capabilities

Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding

ScOT terms

Inventions, International trade, Scandinavian history, Weapons, Boatbuilding

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