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medieval History (Different groups (Vikings (The Vikings were tribes of…
medieval History
Different groups
Vikings
The Vikings were tribes of seafaring people from a region in the north of Europe (now known as Scandinavia). They raided, traded, explored and settled regions across Europe and Asia from the late 6th century.
Franks
The Franks were Germanic tribes that invaded the Roman Empire in Europe during the 5th century. Dominating parts of modern-day France, Belgium and western Germany, the Franks established the most powerful Christian kingdom of early medieval Europe.
Visigoths
The Visigoths were one of the most important of the Germanic peoples, separating from the Ostrogoths in the 4th century. They raided Roman territories repeatedly and founded kingdoms in Gaul (modern-day France) and Spain.
Angles and Saxons
The Angles and Saxons were tribal peoples from northern Germany and Denmark who invaded Britain from around 410 CE. They were recruited by the Britons and Celts to help defend against invasions from other tribes. They came to rule Britain and became known as ‘Anglo-Saxons’.
Ostrogoths
The Ostrogoths moved from a region north of the Black Sea into Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century. Under the leadership of their king, Theodoric the Great, they established the Gothic kingdom of Italy.
vandals
The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who originated in eastern parts of Europe and moved at the beginning of the 5th century. They maintained a kingdom in North Africa from 429 until 534. In 455, they attacked and plundered the city of Rome
Huns
The Huns swept down from the Mongolian steppes of central Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries. They were skilled archers and horse riders, fierce in battle. The Huns weakened the Roman Empire in Europe and ended the Gupta Empire of India in 550.
Arab tribes
Arabs included a number of tribes who moved from a region in today’s Middle East known as Arabia. They moved into Egypt and parts of northern Africa from around 642, conquering cities and spreading the religion of Islam.
Historical Concepts
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Cause and Effect
The concept of cause and effect is used by historians to identify chains of events and developments, both in the short term and in the long term. ‘why’ and ‘what’ of history.
Perspective
Perspective is a point of view – the position from which people see and understand events going on in the world around them.
Evidence
objects created or written at the time being investigated, for example during an event or very soon after.
significants
The concept of significance relates to importance assigned to aspects of the past. This includes people, events, development, discoveries, movements and historical sites.
empathy
Put another way, to their feelings, thoughts and experiences.
Empathy brings history to life. It connects us as human beings regardless of how much time has passed.
Contestability
Contestably means when two or more people, countries of groups has a contest for something such as land, ruling. And it is also about debating.
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Religion
Muslim
Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed many times before through prophets including Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus, and the Quran in its Arabic to be the unaltered and final revelation of God
Judaism
Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created the universe, but with whom every Jew can have an individual and personal relationship. They believe that God continues to work in the world, affecting everything that people do. The Jewish relationship with God is a covenant relationship.
Christianity
Christianity is a religion where people believe that god is the leader of earth and if you are good then you will go to heaven and if you aren't you will go to hell
Crusades
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Deaths
Around 1 - 3 million knights and worshipers died in the crusades and in the first crusade alone 100 - 600 thousand people died
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The Black Death
The Black Death was a a pandemic that spread over all of Europe and killed heaps of people effected trade and it effected feudalism it was spread by rats
Effect on Feudalism
The Black Death had a massive effect on feudalism because a lot of people died and made a lot of people leave because there were no more attacks
Effect on trade
The effect that The Black Death had on trade was big because people needed materials a lot more so they traded for them
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