Chapter 10 (pt 1) The Vikings

Question 1

What is scandinavia

Answer 1

A sub region in Northern Europe
(Its got like 4 countries in it and its like a stikkie of land that is like just hanging on to the continent of Europe but like its not an island)

Question 2

What are Norsemen?

Answer 2

they are also known as Vikings and they originate from Scandinavia

Question 3

How did the people of Scandinavia travel and what did they do?

Answer 3

their main way of traveling was via sea using their ships and they would raid civilizations that they came across (they would travel far distances to get to these civilizations, but because their ships were fast it didn’t take long)

Question 4

Where did the Scandinavians originate

Answer 4

Scandinavia (duh)

but more specifically Norway Sweden and Denark

Question 5

During what time period did the Scandinavians raid Europe’s coastline?

Answer 5

800-1066 CE

Question 6

What helped the Vikings travel long distances?

Answer 6

• they built ships well and could easy navigate the ocean and so they could travel easily
• their ships were built flat so that it was easy to travel in rivers and they were fast
• their ships also had a big sail which would catch a lot of wind and they had many oars for people to use

Question 7

How did the Vikings raid the civilizations so successfully?

Answer 7

• they used the element of surprise to catch their victims off guard because they were basically undefended on the coastlines.
• their culture glorified death in battle (because it meant u died fighting for ur peeps) which made them fearless in battle which scared the opponents and made them dangerous

Question 8

Where did the Vikings explore?

Answer 8

through the rivers of Russia and in America

Question 9

What made Viking ships unique?

Answer 9

• boat craftsmen were very skilled
• the ships were durable and could travel long distances of open ocean
• the shape meant that they could travel up shallow rivers
• the boats could be carried on the beach or land
• the boats were very fast

Question 10

Vikings from the swedish region of __________ raided and traded East, travelling far up the rivers of present day ________

Answer 10

• Roslagon

- Russia

Question 11

What was the name of the settlement that the vikings from Roslagon established?

Answer 11

Kiev

Question 12

When did the Vikings find North America?

Answer 12

1000 CE

Question 13

What settlement did the Vikings make in North America?

Answer 13

They made the settlement on the island ‘Newfoundland’ and named it Vinland

Question 14

When did the Vikings abandon Vinland?

Answer 14

1030 CE