Vikings and Medieval Europe

Viking Life

200

What are the three levels of the Viking hierarchy?

Karls, Jarls, Thralls

400

Which group was at the top of the Viking hierarchy?

Jarls

600

What is the name of a symbol/piece of jewelry worn by Vikings to give them protection? 

Amulet

800

What was the name of the Viking parliament/government?

Thing/Althing

1000

Which social level is this Viking from

"My name is Erik. Each day I work on my farm, tending the animals and growing barley. I trade tools and food with neighbors, and my family helps me with the chores. We live freely, but without great wealth or warriors to command."

Karl 

Viking Expansion

200

What are the boats Vikings would travel on called (that the Vikings invented)?

Longboats

400

What is the name of Viking who settled Greenland called?

Erik the Red

600

What is the name of the Viking who would be at the front of the ship wearing animal skin to scare other Vikings off be called?

Berserker

800

What raid marked the start of the Viking age?

Lindisfarne

1000

Which two modern cities were founded by Vikings?

York and Dublin

Norse Mythology

200

Which god is known as the Allfather?

Odin

400

Name one of the days of the week that is named after a Norse god/goddess (name the day and the god/goddess)

Tuesday (Tyr's Day), Wednesday (Odin's/Woden's Day), Thursday (Thor's Day), and Friday (Frigg's/Freyja's Day)

600

What is the Norse warrior afterlife?

Valhalla

800

How many worlds are there in Norse mythology?

Nine

1000

This goddess is associated with love, beauty, and fertility, and rides a chariot pulled by cats.

Freyja

Feudalism

200

Who was at the bottom of the feudal hierarchy (they were peasants who worked the land but were not free to leave)?

Serfs

400

In the feudal system, land was given in exchange for loyalty and service. This piece of land was called a ______.

Fief

600

Feudalism began in Europe after the fall of this empire, when centralised authority collapsed?

Roman Empire

800

In the feudal hierarchy, which powerful figure granted land to nobles and expected loyalty and military support in return?

The King

1000

What is the name of document that was written and gives all people the same legal rights?

The Magna Carta

Historical Time Periods

200

What century are we currently in?

The 21st Century

400

Which time period came first, Medieval Europe or the Dark Ages?

Dark Ages

600

What years (circa) did the Viking Age run for?

793 to 1066 CE

8th to 11th centuries

800

What two events mark the start and end of the Medieval European time period?

Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance 

1000

What time period were the Vikings and Medieval Europe?

The Middle Ages