History B Schools History Project GCSE
Cultural assimilation and blending
What Cultural assimilation and blending means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Cultural assimilation and blending
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Reference: OCR
A small Viking elite assimilated rapidly into Frankish culture in Normandy, while the Hebrides saw a blending of Norse and Gaelic cultures.
Topics that use Cultural assimilation and blending
- Period Study: Viking Expansion, c.750–c.1050 (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Administration and governance
- Archaeological evidence
- Conflict and diplomacy
- Conquest and consolidation of power
- Cultural assimilation and religion
- Cultural encounters
- Cultural integration
- Danelaw
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