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HISTORY (Historical Concepts (Evidence (Evidence is the information…

- - - - The Angles and Saxons were tribal peoples from
      - northern Germany who invaded and settled in Britain
      - early in the 5thcentury.
  - - - The Visigoths were one of the most important of the
      - Germanic peoples, separating from the Ostrogoths
      - in the 4thcentury.
  - - - The Ostrogoths moved from a region north of the
      - Black Sea into Italy after the fall of the Western
      - Roman Empire in the late 5thcentury.
  - - - The Vikings were tribes of seafaring people from
      - a region in the north of Europe (now known as
      - Scandinavia).
  - - - The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who originated in
      - eastern parts of Europe and moved at the beginning
      - of the 5thcentury.
- - - - In order to understand how and why the Black Death
      - spread across Asia, Europe and Africa, it is necessary
      - to look at how societies in these parts of the world
      - were organised at the time, and what living and
      - working conditions were like for the people there.
      - The information below provides a brief outline
      - of what conditions were like across Asia, Europe and
      - Africa before the first outbreaks of the Black Death.
    - - The expansion of the Mongol Empire across Asia
        
        between the early 13th century and mid 14th century
        
        had signicant impacts on the societies that it
        
        conquered. The Mongols introduced positive changes
        
        such as religious freedom, and also expanded trading
        
        routes (like the Silk Road) that increased contact
        
        and trade with the West.
    - - Most of what we know about social and economic
        
        conditions in Africa during the 14th century relates
        
        to North Africa and Egypt. This period saw the
        
        dominance of a number of powerful Islamic nations
        
        – in particular the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and
        
        the Marinid, Zayanid and Hafsid Dynasties across
        
        North Africa (covering modern-day Morocco,
        
        Algeria, Tunisia and Libya).
    - - In contrast to societies in Asia and Africa,
        
        there is a great deal of evidence relating
        
        to the outbreak of plague in Europe. From
        
        the 10th century onwards, the system of
        
        feudalism that had organised society and
        
        provided protection and stability across
        
        the continent began to weaken.