Viking+Questions


 * Where Are The Vikings From?**
 * 1) What 4 current countries make up Scandinavia?
 * 2) Name 2 geographical features of Scandinavia.
 * 3) Which geographical feature made it hard for Vikings to farm?
 * 4) How were the Vikings feeding themselves?
 * 5) Out of all the geographical features of Scandinavia, which do you think benefited the Vikings the most?


 * Vikings Before Their Expansion**
 * 1) Did Vikings really have horns on their helmets?
 * 2) What would a male Vikings regular outfit consist of?
 * 3) During war did the Vikings wear anything unusual?
 * 4) Besides fighting, what else were weapons used for?
 * 5) What was one of the most deadly weapons during this time?


 * The Long Ship**
 * 1) Can you write in your own words what the long ships were made out of?
 * 2) What resource did the Vikings need an abundance of to produce these long ships?
 * 3) Was there a better traveling solution for Vikings at the time?
 * 4) There was one part of the ship that determined where it would be sailed, what part of the ship was this?
 * 5) Name the technique Vikings would use to shape the hull.


 * Sack of Lindisfarne**
 * 1) Where was Lindisfarne?
 * 2) How did the Vikings reach Lindisfarne?
 * 3) Who was living in the Lindisfarne monastery?
 * 4) The Vikings were there for what reason?
 * 5) Why was this an important occurrence in Viking history?


 * Viking Exploration**
 * 1) Name 3 places the Vikings explored.
 * 2) What kind of geography did Greenland consist of?
 * 3) Who founded Greenland?
 * 4) Where were the Vikings importing timber from?
 * 5) According to the voyage map, where was the Vikings third stop?


 * Viking Trade & Cultural Diffusion**
 * 1) What were the Swedish Vikings called in the Middle East?
 * 2) For what reason did these Vikings end up in the Middle East?
 * 3) Name the city in which the Vikings did their trading.
 * 4) What were they trading the Arabs?
 * 5) If they weren't giving the coins value based on what was on it, how were they valuing them?


 * Famous Viking Leaders**
 * 1) Which famous Viking leader was king of Denmark and Sweden?
 * 2) Erik the Red founded which settlement?
 * 3) How long was his settlement inhabited by Vikings for?
 * 4) What may have caused Leif not to return to the land he found?
 * 5) Do you agree with my choice on the most "important" Viking leader? Why or why not?


 * Viking Women**
 * 1) Were women of the Viking era really Vikings?
 * 2) During this time what was the main duty of the females?
 * 3) What did the females wear as a sign of authority?
 * 4) What could a woman do if she was unsatisfied with her husband?
 * 5) Did women during this time have freedom?


 * Religion**
 * 1) What was the original religion of the Vikings?
 * 2) During what year did Olav Tryggvason voyage to Norway?
 * 3) What were his intentions?
 * 4) Why do you think Leif Erikson was asked to bring Christianity to Greenland?
 * 5) If you were a Viking, would you have converted? Why or why not?