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History / Year 8 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding
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)
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ScOT terms
Inventions, International trade, Scandinavian history, Weapons, Boatbuilding