medieval expansion of europe -atlantic and baltic colonization Flashcards
1
Q
why do europeans expand?
A
- economic
- demographic growth
- extend influence of Roman Catholic christianity
- crusade to bring back Palestine to christian rule
2
Q
where dd europeans expand
A
fronts of :
atlantic, baltic, mediterranean
3
Q
scandinavian expansion
A
- North atlantic Ocean
- Iceland
- Eric the Red discovers Greenland
- Leif Ericsson (son of Eric the Red) finds Newfoundland, Canada
-because of the grapes in Newfoundland, he called it “Vinland”
4
Q
who discovered Vinland
A
Leif Ericsson
a Scandinavian
5
Q
what happened to the Greenlanders in Newfoundland
A
they left or died out
-but they made it for a while which means Europeans has the capacity to venture to the larger worlds
6
Q
christianity in Scandinavia
A
kings of Denmark and Scandinavia converted 10th century
–their subjects had more resistance
7
Q
christianity in Baltic lands
A
- came in military conquest
- Templars, Hospitallers, Teutonic Knights, founded churches,m monasteries
