Topic
This half term our focus will be around history and the children will focusing on the following question,
Is it accurate to call the Vikings vicious raiders?
We will learn all about the following:
KQ1: Where did the Vikings come from and why did they come to Britain?
KQ2: What were Viking raids and how did longships contribute to their success?
KQ3: How did the Vikings try to control the country and how close did they get?
KQ4: How have recent finds changed our views of the Vikings?
KQ5: What happened to the Vikings?
Key Vocabulary
invade, raid, trade, settler, longship, kingdom, longboat, Danelaw, peasantry, settlement, monastery, conflict, primary source, secondary source, period of history, concurrent
If you want to find out more and do some learning at home too the BBC Bitesize website is a great place to start and has lots of useful information and clips.
Vikings - KS2 History - BBC Bitesize