Harald Bluetooth

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/harald-bluetooth

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the parentage?Son of King Gorm the Old and Thyra Dannebod
2. What is the key territorial consolidation?Unified rule over Jutland and Zealand
3. Who was Harald Bluetooth?Harald Bluetooth was a Viking king who ruled Denmark in the 10th century. He united parts of the country and introduced Christianity.
4. Why is the wireless technology called Bluetooth?The inventors named the technology Bluetooth after the king because he united people, just like the technology connects devices.

Hegemony: Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
Succession: The action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, or the like.
Socio-political: Relating to or involving both social and political matters.