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What fits the chronology of Vikings?

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Topic

AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day

Question

  1. A. Vikings belongs in the chronology of c790 to the present day.
  2. B. A judgement with no supporting evidence.
  3. C. A point that confuses change with continuity.
  4. D. A description from a different route.

Answer

Significance check: Vikings belongs in the chronology of c790 to the present day. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Conquered and conquerors within AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day and directly supports Study invasion, including Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, reasons for Viking invasions, creation of the Danelaw, Alfred and Wessex, King Cnut, Emma of Normandy. Check this by using scale, duration, importance, consequence, affected group, legacy; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Vikings belongs in the chronology of. This MCQ is about What fits the chronology of Vikings, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study invasion, including Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, reasons for Viking invasions, creation of the Danelaw, Alfred and Wessex, King Cnut, Emma of Normandy. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A judgement with no supporting evidence.; 2) A point that confuses change with continuity.; 3) A description from a different route.. To decide between them, students should judge, prioritise, explain, substantiate the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing Vikings

A common mistake is to write about Vikings as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c790 to the present day.

Anchor the answer to Part one: Conquered and conquerors, use precise evidence, and state whether Vikings is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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