Vikings (Pages 272-275)

The Vikings were

• northern people who made raids on European villages

• Muslims who traded goods from the Middle East

• Germanic people who attacked Rome from the north

• central European people who came from Asia

What were the Vikings known for during the Middle Ages?

• Farming and peaceful trading

• Scholarly pursuits in science and arts

• Brutal raids, skilled at looting, burning, and killing

• Establishing democratic institutions

Which areas did the Vikings terrorize starting in the late 700s?

• North and South America

• The entire continent of Africa

• The European continent

• Asia exclusively

How did the Vikings manage to raid wealthy inland towns?

• By using advanced weaponry only

• By navigating shallow rivers and seas

• By forming alliances with local rulers

• By disguising themselves as traders

What did the citizens of Paris do to avoid being plundered by the Vikings in 845?

• They built a massive stone wall around the city.
  

• Paid them off with a large amount of silver

• They evacuated the city and set it on fire

• They formed an alliance with the Anglo-Saxons for protection.
  

What significant role did the Vikings from Sweden play in the early 800s?

• They established the first university in Russia

• They crossed the sea to Slavic regions and engaged in trading and raiding

• They converted the Slavs to Christianity

• They built the first cities in Scandinavia

What is the origin of the name 'Russia' according to a traditional Russian chronicle?

• From the Latin word 'Rus', meaning red

• From the Viking term 'Rus', meaning "Men Who Row"

• From a Slavic word meaning 'the land of rivers'

• From an ancient term meaning 'the realm of kings'

What was the primary reason Danish Vikings settled in northern and eastern England in the late 800s?

• To establish trade routes with other European countries

• To farm the lands they had previously raided

• To build fortresses and enlarge their armies

• To merge into the culture of Western Francia

By the late 900s, what significant action did a Viking leader named Erik the Red take?

• He sailed from Greenland to Newfoundland, becoming the first European to visit what is today Canada

• He led approximately 400-500 followers an additional 200 miles west to Greenland in search of fertile land.

• He established a new Viking settlement in Normandy

• He traveled south to explore New England

By around 1000, what significant action did a Viking leader named Leif Eriksson take?

• He sailed from Greenland to Newfoundland, becoming the first European to visit what is today Canada

• He led approximately 400-500 followers an additional 200 miles west to Greenland in search of fertile land.

• He established a new Viking settlement in Normandy

• He traveled south to explore New England