Homelands and settlements
Literature and Art
Technology and Warfare
Exploration and Trade
Religion and Seamanship
100
Denmark, Norway and Sweden
What is the Vikings homeland.
100
What did they use to write their stories on?
Rune stones
100
Why were men expected to have weapons with them all the time?
To provide for their families
100
Name two types of goods the Vikings would buy from other countries.
wine, silver, silk, spices, glass
100
Who is the most famous Viking "seaman"?
Erik the Red Lief Ericson
200
Mud, wood, dirt, and straw
What is what the Vikings used to build their houses.
200
What language was introduced to Scandinavia through Christianity?
Latin
200
What was the most common weapon?
The spear and shield
200
Name two types of goods the Vikings would use to trade with other countries.
honey, tin, wheat, wool, wood, fur, iron, leather, fish and walrus ivory
200
According to Norse belief, where do warriors go after they die in battle?
Valhalla
300
Where did the Vikings spread across?
Europe
300
What kind of language did the Vikings speak?
They spoke Old Norse
300
What was the common shape of the Viking shield?
Round
300
How far did the Vikings trade?
Europe to Central Asia
400
How did the Vikings settle in Britain?
The attacked at the south part of England.
400
Vikings thought their poem were divine writings of....
their god Oden
400
When was a Viking considered wealthy?
When he owned a complete assemble: shield, mail, shirt, sward, spear and ax.
400
Everywhere the Vikings went the bought and sold.....
slaves
400
What were the most famous Viking ships called?
Longships
500
What did Viking homes look like?
They were long and oval shaped.
500
Both men and women wore this.
Jewelry
500
Name one of the two gods would the Vikings pray to before a battle?
Thor and Odin
500
They paid for some of their goods using gold. In order not to be cheated, the Vikings used this.
small foldable scales to weigh the gold
500
Norse seafarers learned to use the position of _________, ___________, ______________to navigate on the open ocean?
sun, moon, and stars
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