#3 - Week Two

FIRST BRAINSTORMING SESSION

I sat down on one of my days off and started researching various Scottish topics and I kept getting overwhelmed about where to start and what to invest my effort and attention in. I realized the topic of all Scottish history and culture since the dawn of time until now was too much of a daunting task.

Instead of looking on the web and going down the rabbit hole I decided to mind-map. I had just about lost faith in mind-mapping for a history project when I got on a roll and quickly scrawled out 5 pages of 5 historical periods that I felt were essential to developing modern day Scottish culture.

ROMAN OCCUPATION between 79 AD and 124 AD

VIKING EXPLORATION AND INTEGRATION starting in 800 AD

ENGLISH SUCCESSION CRISIS OF 1066 AD is a domino effect of cultural influence into Scotland

SCOTTISH SUCCESSION CRISIS OF 1286 inspires domino effect of cultural influence

STABILITY OF STUART DYNASTY ushers in a Scottish Renaissance and Protestant Reformation