Starter: 3 n w o Write d r o f s n reaso Viking t n e m e l resett y e h t d i (why d ve a e l o t need ) ? a i v a n Scandi
Viking settlements • What was the nature of Viking exploration and settlement? • How significant is the legacy of these settlements?
Key terms: • Settlement: a place, previously uninhabited, where people establish a community • Legacy: something handed down by a predecessor
Viking settlements 1. Working in groups of 4, each study one of the main Viking settlements during the 9th-11th centuries. 2. You have 15 minutes to become the expert on – 1. Viking discovery of the area (how and why) 2. The nature of settlement & evidence to support (what did the settlement look like?) 3. The legacy left behind by the Vikings (did any of their culture remain?) •. Peer teach your findings
Ext: How and why did Vikings settle in _________?
Plenary: “Viking resettlement was temporary, they always returned to their homelands".
• How far do you agree with this statement? Discuss.
Homework • Using the prezi on tgispace, add the Danelaw area to your map. • Add notes on the side about who/when/how/why this was occupied by Vikings.
Discovery
Settlement
Legacy
Faroe Islands
North America
Greenland
Iceland