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What separated Asia and Europe?
Ural Mountains
What were Vikings called?
Norsemen or Northmen
What happened to the Western Empire at the start of the middle ages?
It was split into multiple small kingdoms
What was weather like farther North in Europe?
Cold, harsh, hard to live in :(
Where did Eurasia get its name from?
What USED to be in the Northern European Plains?
Thick forests
What was something major in the Northern European Plains?
Most Major rivers
Who lived further North?
Vikings
What was the climate in Southern Europe?
Warm, sunny, easy to live in :P
Climate in Northwestern Europe
What is Mild, Cool, wet
What is the name of the place where Vikings thrive?
Scandinavia Peninsula
Where did most people live
Coastal Plains, or river valleys
What were main long-lasting items
Grapes, wine, olives, olive oil
What were some common jobs
Seafarers, and traders
How did people in Northern Europe get to the sea?
Through the rivers
Where was Paris, France built
On an Island 🏝
True of False:
The Vikings have always attacked
False
Began with peaceful trading
How did the Frankish kingdom fall?
Viking raids
What were turrets
Towers on castles that allowed people to keep watch and shoot arrows
Who were the main messengers of Christianity?
Monks and _______
Missionaries
Britain, France, and Germany
Where the Missionaries vistited
Who started the Battle of Hastings?
His kids split up the empire 🤦
Serfs (Peasants), Knights, Nobles/Lords, Monarch
True or False:
Castles used to be made out of wood
True