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Vikings and European Explorers

Authored by Kaitlin Callaghan

Social Studies

4th - 5th Grade

Vikings and European Explorers
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which group of European explorers sailed west across the Atlantic from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden?

Dutch

Vikings

Columbus

French

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did the Vikings explore?

They were looking for land and goods to trade.

They wanted to build more ships.

To meet new people.

They wanted to get away for a while.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What were the French explorers looking for when they sailed for North America?

Religious freedom

A route to India

Valuable farmland

New cultures

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why were taller wooden sailing ships better for trade?

They were easier to navigate.

They had more space for goods.

They could sail though shallow water.

They were rowed with oars.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which navigational tool was used to measure the angle of the sun above the horizon>

Astrolabe

Gunpowder

Knarr

Galleon

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What technology allowed Vikings to travel when there wasn't any wind?

Astrolabe

Oars

Multiple sails

Navigational devices

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What jobs did most Vikings have?

Teacher, doctor, or soldier

Blacksmith, tailor, or shoemaker

President, judges, or senator

Farmer, craftsman, or trader

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