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Read these sentences from the last paragraph:
"The description makes clear that vikings were not simple marauders. They built a wealthy empire through trade as well as plunder.."
What paragraph, other than the last paragraph, provides context clues that help you understand what MARAUDERS means.
The first paragraph, which states, "Today, the vikings are mostly known as violent pirates and raiders. And it is true that vikings did raid and destroy many towns and villages..."
and
"But the Vikings were also traders... and didn't simply destroy things."
context clues include: violent, raiders, raid, destroy