Around 800 there was a shortage of food and overcrowded.
200
narrow bays
fjords
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Who founded North America?
Leif Eriksson
200
What protected a Viking town?
There were mounds of earth surrounded by wooden walls. There was a tower for protection.
200
How did they signal to go to battle?
They started fires which was the form of communication.
200
Name 2 places the Vikings went to live?
Greenland, Iceland, England, and Russia
300
Another name for Vikings
Norsemen
300
Where did Leif Eriksson's father found?
Greenland
300
What are the features of a Viking ship?
The were constructed out a wood. They were long and narrow. They had large square sails and 16 oars on each side. They could early dock their boat at the shore.
300
What was the role of the women?
head of the household
could talk to other men
could attend public meetings
could own property
taught their daughters to weave and sew
encouraged the men to fight
could divorce
300
What was the route from Scandinavia to Byzantium called?
Varvangian
400
Viking Poems
Eddas
400
What warrior did France make a treaty with?
Rollo
400
What were there 3 Viking imports/ exports?
Imports- gold, silver, wine, wheat, spices, and silk
Exports- hides, fur, fish, and enslaved people
400
What could happen if you called a man beardless?
It was an insult that could cause death.
400
Who founded Vinland? Why didn't they stay?
Leif Eriksson
It was too far away from home and the Native Americans were attacking the Vikings.
500
Viking Warriors
Beserkers
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Canute controlled where in 1028?
England, France, and Norway
500
Why was there no central government?
The winters were very cold and isolated the people from one another. There were no good forms of communication.
500
When the Vikings became Christian why was sagas and eddas discouraged?
It was not permitted by the church. It went against the Christian belief.
500
What is the region where the Danes settled in France?