Culpin - Viking Expansion, c.750-c.1050

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Chris Culpin 2017

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The GCSE history course you are following is made up of five different studies. These are shown in the table below. For each type of study you will follow one option. We have highlighted the option that this particular book helps you with.

OCR SHP GCSE B

Paper 1 1 hours	British thematic study The Peoples Health Crime and Punishment Migrants to Britain	20%
British depth study The Norman Conquest The Elizabethans Britain in Peace and War	20%
Paper 2 1 hour	History around us Any site that meets the given criteria.	20%
Paper 3 1 hours	World period study Viking Expansion The Mughal Empire The Making of America	20%
World depth study The First Crusade The Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest Living under Nazi Rule	20%

The world period study focuses on a wider world society and the unfolding story of a particularly interesting period in its history. It explores the relationship between different cultures at a time of great upheaval and considers the experiences and perspectives of different individuals and groups in the past.

As the table shows, you will be examined on your knowledge and understanding of the world period study as part of Paper 3. You can find out more about that on pages 100 to 105 at the back of the book.

Here is exactly what the specification requires for this world period study.

Viking Expansion, c.7501050

The specification divides this world period study into five headings:

Headings	Learners should study the following content:
Homelands	The Vikings in Scandinavia: landscape, society, and everyday life Viking ships, seafaring and trade c. 750