Year 8 Vikings

Where did the Vikings originate?

• Northern Africa
• Northern Asia
• Northern Europe

Why were Viking longships so effective?

• They could carry a lot of loot from raids.
• They could travel in shallow water and were extremely fast.
• They were unsinkable due to their materials.

Vikings were ___________________.

• atheists
• monotheistic
• polytheistic

What occupation did most Vikings have in their homeland?

• farmers
• leaders
• soldiers

The letters in their alphabet were made of _______________ because it was easier to carve them.

• curved lines
• pictures
• straight lines

The Vikings used long stories called ___________________ to teach about geography, navigation, and history.

• legends
• runes
• sagas

The Vikings raided a monastery located on _________________________.

• Lindisfarne
• Markland
• Vinland

Vikings believed their gods all lived in a place called _______________________.

• Asgard
• Mt. Olympus
• Parthenon

The Vikings chief god that rode an eight-legged horse was ______________________.

• Loki
• Odin
• Thor

What was set up in the middle of a Viking home?

• living room for visitors
• open fire for heat & light
• table for eating meals