Geography
What continent is Scandinavia in?
Europe
Where did the Vikings live?
Scandinavia
What is a Thrall?
What is a Viking house known as?
A long-house
What countries make up Scandinavia?
Norway, Sweden & Denmark
What did Vikings mostly eat?
Mostly seafood as they couldn't grow too many crops.
What part of Viking society made up the majority?
Other than housing people what else did long houses include?
Stalls for animals, workshops, stores for food and tools.
Why was a lot of Scandinavia not arable?
Because it was a cold climate and the land was mountainous and rocky.
Who was the Tolland man?
A body who was found in a bog in Norway. He was thought to be a human sacrifice. He was preserved for 2000 years.
What was the role of Viking Women?
Ruled the farm when husband was away.
They could own property, married as equals and could divorce, and were sometimes warriors as well.
What word encompasses how Vikings fed themselves and lived?
Why did the Scandinavia harbors not freeze?
Because of the Gulf Stream which is a warm ocean current.
When did the 'Viking age' begin?
790 CE
Which Saga tells the story of how the parts of Viking Society were created?
Other than ships what two things did Vikings use for transportation?
Horses and Oxen
How many hours a day could parts of Scandinavia have in daylight?
Up to 20 hours of daylight in the summer.
How did Fjords impact Viking life?
They could be used for protection from rough weather, they could use the Fjords to protect their ships from intense waves.
Which God created the Viking social classes?
Heimdall
What are three foods that Vikings were not able to have access to?
Corn, Capsicum, Chillis, Pumpkin, Vanilla, Tomatoes, Chocolate and Potatoes.