The nature of Viking trade and interaction with the Arab world (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Viking trading town established by 8th century
Viking trading town established by 8th century
Ribe
Inscription on Birka ring
Inscription on Birka ring
To Allah
Year Rus first contacted Byzantium
Year Rus first contacted Byzantium
838 AD
Examples of items Vikings sold
Examples of items Vikings sold
Tin, wool, fur, leather, walrus ivory, slaves
Items Vikings bought
Items Vikings bought
Silver, spices, silk, wine, jewellery, pottery, glass
Kufic script time period
Kufic script time period
8th to 10th centuries
Arab writer who met Vikings
Arab writer who met Vikings
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan
Baghdad population by 900 CE
Baghdad population by 900 CE
Over 1 million
Capital of Byzantine Empire
Capital of Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
What Ibn Khordadbeh called Vikings in 844
What Ibn Khordadbeh called Vikings in 844
Rus