Chapter 1 Rome, Dark Ages, Vikings

Question 1

Vikings lived in the northern areas of Europe now known as what?

Answer 1

Norway Denmark and Sweden

Question 2

What are 2 reasons the Vikings became skilled seamen?

Answer 2

1: It was hard to make a living farming so they plunder using boats
2: Easier to travel by sea to one inlet to another than by land

Question 3

Explain what a “fjord” is.

Answer 3

A fjord is an inlet of the sea on the coastline. Fjords are between high mountains

Question 4

Make a to do list for Vikings during the winter months.

Answer 4

Repair Boats
Make good of rotten timber
Renew ropes AND sails
Keep weapons in trim

Question 5

Viking longboats were much better than Saxon ________.

Answer 5

Saxon Keel

Question 6

Viking longboats were driven by _____ and a great square ______.

Answer 6

Oarsmen

Sail

Question 7

A Wooden paddle was fixed to the ____ _____ side of the Viking longboat.

Answer 7

Right hand

Question 8

What was the name of the Viking who discovered Greenland?

Answer 8

Eric the Red

Question 9

What was the name of the Viking who explored North America nearly 500 years before Columbus?

Answer 9

Leif the lucky.

Question 10

While the Franks settled in France after the fall of Rome Britain was invaded by the _________,_________,and_________.

Answer 10

Angles Saxons and Jutes

All from Germany

Question 11

The Anglo-Saxons (or English) people drove the native Celtic people into _________,__________,___________,and_____

Answer 11

Wales, Cornwall, Scotland, and Ireland

Question 12

Anglo Saxons can be described as

Answer 12

Warriors who farmed

Question 13

Anglo-Saxons were skilled ________ and were known for their ______ ______,________, and________

Answer 13

Craftsman
Fine metal
Sculptures
Jewelry

Question 14

Anglo Saxons suffered from ______ _____ and _______ _______

Answer 14

Weak kings and Viking Raids

Question 15

Irish Celts were known as what?

Answer 15

The educated elite

Question 16

Vikings attacked Charlemagne’s old empire in ______ A.D

Answer 16

855

Question 17

Another name for the Vikings.

Answer 17

Northmen

Question 18

Ancient cultures such as _______,________,_________,________,________ have all contributed to the modern _______ culture that exists today.

Answer 18

Greeks Romans Franks Saxons Vikings

Western

Question 19

The 4 factors of a civilization are _____,_______,_______,_______

Answer 19

Physical Social Economical Political

Question 20

Romans defeated the Greeks in _______

Answer 20

150BC

Question 21

Roman law was ________ and _______ was a common language

Answer 21

Pax Romana

Latin

Question 22

The Romans called all those people outside of the empire ______

Answer 22

Barbarians

Question 23

In 284 A.D the _______ _________ ________ divide the Roman empire in two.

Answer 23

Roman Emperor Diocletes

Question 24

Diocletes successor ____________ ruled east Rome and worked hard to rebuild the old city __________ and renamed it _________

Answer 24

Constantine
Byzantium
Constantinople

Question 25

Economic reason Rome fell:_______
Social
Political
And Physical

Answer 25

Emperors wasted money on lavish buildings
Diseases swept through killing many
Not loyal soldiers because forces into war
Too big to control

Question 26

Frank’s conquered much of what was the Roman province of _______(______)

Answer 26

Gaul(France)

Question 27

Most famous frank family was the __________

Answer 27

Merovingians

Question 28

Most successful Merovingian ruler was _______ (_____)

Answer 28

Clovis I (481-511 A.D)

Question 29

Frank’s law was called ________

Answer 29

Salic Code

Question 30

Salic code included _____,_______, and ________ as property

Answer 30

Slaves wives and children

Question 31

Charlemagne or ________ ________ ________ was great rule because personal intelligence and interest in rebuilding civilization

Answer 31

Charles the great

Question 32

Charlemagne succeeded in bringing out a rebirth of learning and the arts known as _______ _______

Answer 32

Carolingian Renaissance

Question 33

Some so scared they would pay the Vikings to leave payment called _______

Answer 33

Danegeld

Question 34

Most Vikings were _______ or _______

Answer 34

Farmers or fishermen

Question 35

A Scandinavian poet who recited poems at former gatherings was called ______

Answer 35

A skald

Question 36

The Viking government all free adults could attend was called

Answer 36

A thing

Question 37

Most savage sentence from the Vikings was called an _______

Answer 37

Outlaw