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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What land did the Vikings originally call home?
Germany
Scandinavia
Russia
France
What years cover the Viking Age of expansion?
500 to 1000
900 to 1233
1000 to 1443
800 to 1066
Why did the English consider the Vikings to be barbarians?
Because they raided religious monasteries
Because they could not speak English
Because they wore helmets with horns on them
Because they fought with giant axes
What does the word Viking mean in Old Norse?
Sea people
To raid
Long ship
Bearded one
What countries did the Vikings settle during the Viking Age?
France and Russia
England and Scotland
Germany and Iceland
All of the above
What land did Leif Eriksson discover and settle long before Christopher Columbus?
India
England
Africa
North America
What helped to put an end to the Viking Age and expansion?
When the French defeated the Vikings at Normandy
When the Vikings converted to Christianity
When the Vikings got tired of raiding and went home
When the Vikings stopped making their long ships
The end of the Viking Age is often marked by the Vikings losing a battle to what peoples?
The Germans
The French
The English
The Russians
What type of ships did the Vikings use when exploring and raiding?
Longships
Canoes
Galleys
Caravels
What type of shipbuilding method did the Vikings use to build their ships?
Sheet plywood construction
Cold molding
Clinker building
Stitch and glue
Place the following events in sequence: A) Vikings begin raiding British monasteries; B) Vikings attack Constantinople; C) Most Vikings convert to Christianity
A, B, C
C, A, B
A, C, B
B, A, C
Which location would be most attractive to a Viking raiding party?
An isolated farm in the countryside
A wealthy estate near a river
A small cottage on the coastline
A fortified castle near a beach
What set Viking longships apart from other ships of the era?
Their enormous size
Their speed and maneuverability
Their powerful cannons
Their ability to ram and destroy other ships
Viking raiding parties often launched from which of the following modern cities?
Madrid, Spain
Istanbul, Turkey
Berlin, Germany
Oslo, Norway
"Vikings were known for their belligerent attitudes toward neighboring societies." In the previous sentence, what is the best synonym for "belligerent?"
Aggressive
Racist
Friendly
Religious
Which of the following cities was most likely founded by Vikings?
Rome, Italy
Berlin, Germany
Reykjavik, Iceland
Moscow, Russia
If you were a Norseman accused of stealing cattle from your neighbor's farm, what would most likely happen to you?
Nothing; there was no law against theft in Norse society
Your neighbor would have to fight you in order to get his cattle back
You'd go on trial, and your guilt would be decided by your peers
You would probably be executed by your king
Which choice best describes the role of women in Norse society?
They had many of the same rights as men
They were not allowed to voice their opinions in public
They were viewed as property
They frequently went out on raids with male Vikings
The "things" held by Norse people were most similar to:
Large feasts
Political rallies
Town council meetings
Formal declarations of war
Which of the following contributed most to the end of the Viking Age?
The creation of large armies by European kings
The Black Plague, which wiped out half the Scandinavian population
The invasion of Scandinavia by European armies
The discovery of gunpowder by European armies
