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Year 8 VIKINGS wrap up
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Summing up the unit of Vikings!
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1
What did Vikings use for money?
Seal skins
Wool
Rune stones
Chopped up pieces of jewellery
2
Why did Vikings leave Scandinavia?
Lack of farming land
Pressures of growing population
They wanted to try new foods
Awareness of other wealthy lands
3
What was the name of the meeting Vikings attended to make laws and punish criminals?
The Thing
Thing Two
Thing One
The Meeting
4
Which of these are Vikings NOT famous for?
Establishing capitalist society
Trade Routes
Longships
Raiding and Fighting
5
What were the majority of Vikings?
Fighters
Mothers
Raiders
Farmers
6
A fjord is a..
Flat, grassy plains
Long, narrow inlets with steep cliffs, created by glaciers
Large forests with rivers
Large deserts
7
Which of these was NOT a form of Viking punishment?
Banishment
Ordeal by fire
The floor is lava
Trial by water
8
What is a pagan?
What Vikings called Europeans
Someone who believes in a faith that's not Christianity
Atheists
A religion
9
What was the system of land ownership and duties called in Medieval Europe?
Communism
Feudalism
Capitalism
Democracy
10
What are some signs he was there?
Viking runes on stones
Longship ruins
Quotes from the bible
Tales from Native Americans
11
In which modern-day countries are fjords most commonly found, linked to Viking settlements?
Norway and Iceland
Spain and Italy
Russia and Ukraine
France and England
12
Vikings who died in battle would go to...
Midgard
Ragnarok
Valhalla
Heaven
13
What is the name of the Viking longships used for raiding and exploration?
Longboats
Galleons
Triremes
Caravels
14
What suggests the Vikings had good hygiene practices?
They wrote books about bathing
They worshiped the goddess Ajax
They had pee buckets
They made toiletries like combs
15
Which Viking is credited with discovering North America around the year 1000?
Leif Erikson
Harald Bluetooth
Ragnar Lothbrok
Erik the Red
16
How did Viking women differ from women in many other societies at the time?
They had more legal rights and could inherit property
They were not allowed to own land
They could become kings
They were excluded from religious ceremonies
17
Runes had what properties...
Used by all members of society
Mystical/magical
Used only for writing
Heavenly
18
What were the Viking kings called?
Jarls
Thralls
Karls
Earls
19
A saga is a
Longship design
Epic Norse poem
Type of dress
Runic letter
20
What was special about Viking longships?
They were stable and lightweight
They were heavy
They were unstable
They were hard to move
21
How did the Vikings know about Norse gods?
TV
Sagas
Monks
Visions
22
Vikings often raided these
Palaces
Other Vikings
Farms
Monasteries
23
Which of these was a Viking god?
Re
Odin
Zeus
Apollo
24
What was the primary religion of the Vikings before they converted to Christianity?
Islam
Paganism (Norse mythology)
Judaism
Buddhism
25
Where did the Vikings come from?
Iceland
North America
Africa
Scandinavia
26
What is a Thrall?
A slave
A wife
A Viking king
A farmer
27
Which modern-day country was NOT a target of Viking raids?
France
China
England
Spain
28
The name 'Viking' comes from the Old Norse language meaning...
Raider
Pirate Raider
Pirate
Savage
29
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts which event?
The invasion of Lindisfarne
The Wrath of Thor
The Battle of Hastings
When Mr Thomson taught 8.6 some rad history - what a jet
30
The Viking Age spanned between which centuries?
5th to 15th
5th to 10th
8th to 11th
8th to 15th
