Vikings and the Feudal System

What land did the Vikings originally call home?

• a. Germany
• b. Scandinavia
• c. Russia
• d. Great Britain
• e. France

What years cover the Viking Age of expansion?

• a. 500 to 1000
• b. 1000 to 1443
• c. 900 to 1233
• d. 800 to 1066
• e. 1455 to 1700

Why did the English consider the Vikings to be barbarians?

• a. Because they wore helmets with horns on them
• b. Because they fought with giant axes
• c. Because they raided religious monasteries
• d. Because they could not speak English
• e. Because they did not drink tea

What does the word Viking mean in Old Norse?

• a. To raid
• b. Bearded one
• c. Snow people
• d. Long ship
• e. Sea people

What countries did the Vikings settle during the Viking Age?

• a. England and Scotland
• b. France and Russia
• c. Germany and Iceland
• d. All of the above
• e. None of the above

What land did Leif Eriksson discover and settle long before Christopher Columbus? (Vikings)

• a. India
• b. Africa
• c. England
• d. Iceland
• e. North America

What helped to put an end to the Viking Age and expansion?

• a. When the French defeated the Vikings at Normandy
• b. When the Vikings converted to Christianity
• c. When the Vikings got tired of raiding and went home
• d. When the Vikings stopped making their long ships
• e. When the Vikings learned English

The end of the Viking Age is often marked by the Vikings losing a battle to what peoples?

• a. The French
• b. The Germans
• c. The English
• d. The Russians
• e. The Irish

What type of ships did the Vikings use when exploring and raiding?

• a. Longships
• b. Canoes
• c. Caravels
• d. Galleys
• e. Carracks

What type of shipbuilding method did the Vikings use to build their ships?

• a. Sheet plywood construction
• b. Stitch and glue
• c. Clinker building
• d. Cold molding
• e. Sandwich construction