The Vikings

Question 1

Scandinavia is made up of what three countries?

Answer 1

Sweden
Denmark
Norway

Question 2

Where did the Vikings raid, trade and spread their influence?(4 countries)

Answer 2

Ireland
Iceland
Normandy

Question 3

When was the Viking age

Answer 3

9th century

Question 4

The vikings travelled across which ocean without a compass nor triangular sails

Answer 4

Atlantic

Question 5

Victims of the Viking raids wrote what

Answer 5

Documents

Question 6

A long narrative epic is called a what

Answer 6

Viking saga

Question 7

Why did the Vikings raid monasteries on the coast (3 reasons)🗻💰📿

Answer 7

Isolated
Treasure
Monks

Question 8

Vikings raid were Not motivated by what

Answer 8

Religeon

Question 9

When good dont need to be raided they are just handed is called what

Answer 9

Extortion

Question 10

Raids aimed to gain what

Answer 10

Land

Wealth

Question 11

What was the name given to the part of England under Viking rule?🍫

Answer 11

Daim Law

Question 12

Name two things Vikings traded

Answer 12

Weapons and tools

Jewellery and soapstone

Question 13

The vikings turned which town into a thriving trade centre

Answer 13

Dublin

Question 14

When did Viking mythology develop?

Answer 14

After the Vikings

Question 15

What did christian authors base Viking religion on?

Answer 15

Pagens

Question 16

Where did the Vikings have their biggest influence?

Answer 16

Greenland and Iceland (settlement and trade)

Question 17

Which country in Scandinavia has the worst climate?

Answer 17

Norway

Question 18

Which country has the most arable soil

Answer 18

Denmark

Question 19

Which country was the most politically advanced, wealthiest and numerous

Answer 19

Denmark

Question 20

Which country has the biggets opportunity to trade?

Answer 20

Sweden

Question 21

CHARTF stands for what

Answer 21

Clothes and jewellery
Houses
Art
Runes
Tools and equipment
Food

Question 22

What was grown instead of wheat

Answer 22

Rye for sourdough

Question 23

What was a longhouse

Answer 23

A farm house

Question 24

What was important for the making of tool and equipment

Answer 24

Iron ore

Question 25

What was art commonly carved into

Answer 25

Wood, metal or stone

Question 26

Who owned the most art?

Answer 26

Jarl

Question 27

What is a rune

Answer 27

16 letter runic alphabet

Question 28

What doesnt keep well underground

Answer 28

Clothing, historians find it hard to find evidence

Question 29

What did men and woman wear

Answer 29

Men wore tunics and long trousers | Women wore an underdress and a pinnyfore

Question 30

King, Jarl,________, Bondi/Warrior,_______,Wives,_____,child

Answer 30

Jarls wife Karls Thrall

Question 31

What 3 roles did the King have in society | 🏰✝️⚔️

Answer 31

Controlled the Kingdom Conducted religious rituals Kept a small army which he lead to battle

Question 32

How powerful was the king and why

Answer 32

Not very because people were loyal to their chieftain

Question 33

Who was the most wealthiest and powerful in society

Answer 33

Jarl

Question 34

The Jarl would have what to fight when needed (A-Viking')

Answer 34

A group of men

Question 35

What was the largest group in Viking society

Answer 35

Karl

Question 36

What jobs did the poorest Karls do

Answer 36

Farm work

Question 37

Who were free and owned their own land?

Answer 37

Bondi/Warriors

Question 38

Bondis had a say in what

Answer 38

All local matters decided at a thing

Question 39

How many thralls would a Bondi have

Answer 39

3 or 4

Question 40

What were Thralls

Answer 40

Slaves that could be bought and sold

Question 41

How were Thralls made and how did they bid freedom

Answer 41

If a Karl was bankrupt or had committed a crime | They could buy freedom or be set free by owner

Question 42

What could women not take part in

Answer 42

Things or court

Question 43

When did girls get married

Answer 43

12

Question 44

How long did a tunic take to make

Answer 44

400hours

Question 45

If a child was what it would be left for exposure

Answer 45

Disabled or looked weak

Question 46

What was there none of

Answer 46

A central government

Question 47

Who could attend a thing

Answer 47

All free men

Question 48

What could the accused person do at a thing

Answer 48

Defend and present themself

Question 49

What happened once a year at the thing

Answer 49

Election of a new King of Chief

Question 50

What was the one person who memorised all the laws in the community called

Answer 50

A law speaker

Question 51

What did the law speaker do at the law rock

Answer 51

Recite laws

Question 52

What was the typical punishment for s violent crime eg

Answer 52

Declare the person an outlaw | Eric the red killed another viking and had to flee Iceland

Question 53

What was considered a severe crime

Answer 53

Violent behaviour towards another Viking

Question 54

What settled lesser crimes

Answer 54

Fights or by taking land from the guilty

Question 55

If the family seeked revenge after someone was killed this was called a what, and how was it resolved

Answer 55

Blood feud | Paying bloody money to the other family

Question 56

Who did sisters have priority over when inheriting

Answer 56

Uncles and grandfathers

Question 57

who could inherit land off children if they died

Answer 57

Women

Question 58

Why were laws to do with land and property created

Answer 58

Men were frequently away from home

Question 59

A faering was used for what

Answer 59

Fishing in fjords

Question 60

What was the boat called that was designed for trading

Answer 60

Knarrs

Question 61

What was the boat called that was used for raiding and ocean voyages

Answer 61

Longships

Question 62

In what century did trade increase

Answer 62

8th

Question 63

Who did Norwegians and Danish trade with

Answer 63

Western Europe

Question 64

Where did Sweden go to trade

Answer 64

Northen Russia

Question 65

What was the first trading town called

Answer 65

Hedeby

Question 66

By the 8th century christianity had taken over most of Europe, but the Vikings were still what

Answer 66

Pagen