Ch. 20: Vikings

What three countries make up Scandinavia?

• Denmark, Ice land,Norway
• Denmark, Sweden, England
• Sweden, Denmark, Norway
• Norway, Ireland, Sweeden

I am the type of boat the Vikings traveled in. What am I?

• longship

• fjord

• ship

• skald

The Vikings were the earliest known Europeans to set foot on which continent?

• North America
• Greenland
• South America
• Asia

What is a berskerker?

• A Viking mythological figure

• a Viking that fought in hand to hand combat to gain wealth, honor, and fame

• A Viking longboat that could turn in any direction

• the name for one type of people that the Vikings conquered

What is the key to Viking exploration? 

• Good genes
• Longships
• Accurate maps
• Charting the stars

Which part of the world was not visited by the Vikings?

• England
• Asia
• North America
• South America

What was carved on the curved “prow” of the Viking ship?

• A mouse
• A dog
• A dragon
• A monkey

What is another name for a Viking poem?

• Valhalla

• Saga

• Edda

• Epic

A jarl is the title given to a ___________________.

• King

• military chief

• Farmer

• Slave

What is one reason Vikings left Scandinavia?

• spread Christianity
• Overcrowding
• Plague
• Looking for new languages