Skill Issue
This person discovers and analyses artifacts
What is an archaeologist?
A person who is raiding
What is a Viking?
Means "Many islands"
What is Polynesia?
Letters of the Viking writing system, carved into wood, stone, or metal.
What are runes?
These can include diaries, photographs, and physical objects
What is a primary source?
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
What is Scandinavia?
Main method of travelling
What is a canoe?
A religion practiced by Vikings before Christianity, worshipping gods like Odin, Thor, and Freyja.
What is "pagan"?
These include textbooks, websites and the interpretation of other people
What is a secondary source?
A meeting held regularly, where decisions were made
What is a Thing?
The people of New Zealand
Who are the Maori?
The place where Vikings first raided England
What is Lindisfarne?
Means "around the time"
What is circa?
Stories originally passed down verbally, finally written down in the 13th Century by Snorri Stirluson
What are sagas?
The Polynesians believe this spiritual power is in all living things
What is mana?
The skill of finding direction and location at sea, often using stars, ocean currents, and bird patterns.
What is an anachronism?
The name of the gods of the sky
Who were the Aesir?
The place where many historians believe the Polynesians spread from, based on archaeological finds of the Lapita People
What is Taiwan?
A large ocean-going vessel used by Polynesians for exploration, migration, and fishing.
What is a waka?