Viking Longships

Were the Vikings before or after the Roman Empire?

• before
• after
• at the same time

How did the Vikings travel?

• longships
• kayaks
• cars
• donkeys

What did Vikings use to cut and shape the wood?

• Saws

• Axes

• Swords

• Chainsaws

Overlapping the planks of the hull was called the...

• clunker method

• clanker method

• clinker method

• clonker method

What was one advantage of the clinker method?

• It made the boat look good

• It helped the boat glide over water

• It made the hull flexible and strong

• It deterred sharks

Why were Viking warships sometimes called dragon ships?

• They were dragons that were transformed into wood

• The Vikings believed they fought dragons with them

• The Vikings raced dragons in their ships

• The prow was carved into a dragon shape to scare spirits

Where are the Viking homelands located?

• Britain

• Scandinavia

• Skane

• Australia

Where was the attack that signaled the start of the Viking era?

• Helheim

• Mjolnir

• Lindisfarne

• Roskilde

In the Viking social structure, who is ranked HIGHER?

• Jarl

• Karl

• Lenny

Who was leader of the Viking gods?

• Thor

• Hella

• Odin

• Loki