Chapter 1b Flashcards
Vikings fear fog?
No
When did the viking age begin in lindisfarne
793
Vikings have horns on their helmets?
No
Bottom of long ships
Short
Beach easily
Long ship
How many people
180-200
god of war viking
Oden
Saga
What was said
Leaf the ______
Lucky
Viking assembly called
Thing
Use compasses maps?
Nope
Who discovered greenland
Eric the red
How long in the bayeux tapestry
230ft
Where in the vikings most valuble heritage found?
In their love of words
Where did the vikings terrorize
Coastal europe
When were the vikings around
Around 8000-1000
What kind of culture did the vikings build
Violence and slavery mixed with structured system of laws and government
What was their culture rich with
Artistry legends +skilled woodwork and metalwork
Who made a viking settlement in newfoundland
Lief erikson
When did the viking age end
11th century
Fjord
Long narrow saltwater bay
High cliffs
Skald
Scandinavian poet
Thrall
Slave
Runes
Viking alphabet
Where did the vikings come from
Norway sweden denmark
Why did vikings start raiding
Farmland in scandinavia could not support growing population
Lack of fertile farmland
Where vikings really literate
Most could not read or write so they had skalls
What did the king of france give the viking rollo
Normany to rule and protect
What is danelaw
The practice of paying off the people so they won’t attack
When did the vikings plunder paris
Easter sunday 855
Where else did they plunder while plundering paris
Netherlands spain belgium ireland england italy
Where did the vikings roam
Mediterranean
Where the longships swift
Yes
Would one ship just go attack
Could be one to 100
Where the vikings violent
Yes and mercilessly destructive
Would the vikings kill everyone
They would either kill or slave any woman man or child
How would the monarchs and church leaders try to get rid of vikings
Pay them
What were most vikings regular job
Farmer or fisherman
Would just the viking men work
Woman and men shared work
Did viking woman gave much freedom
Yes lots
Ex able to divorce
The vikings were great____ makers
Law
What were the viking houses made of
Turf stone clay or dung plastered on wooden sticks
Sheltered more than one family
When did charlemagne come to power
768
When was charlemagne crowned emporer of the romans and by who
800
Pope leo 3
Who did charlemagne try and make things better for
Serfs
Tradespeople
What did charlemagne establish alot of
Schools
Charlemagne succeded in bringing a ___________ of learning and arts and historians refer to it as the _____________ _____________
Renaissance
Carolingian renaissance
How did charlemagnes empire fall
Bickering infighting of descendants
Viking invasions
Caroligian empire years
770 814
Exhalations
Vapors
Renaissance
Rebirth or revival especially of the arts
Who was charlemagnes father
Pepin the short
When did charlemagnes father defeat a muslim army
732
Who did pepin the short throw out to become king
Merovingians
Missi dominici
Lords messengers
Where did charlemagne govern his emp
Aachen germany
Where did the anglo saxons drive the celtic people
Wales cornwall scotland ireland
Anglosaxons were described as
Warriors who farmed
What were the anglosaxons known for
Fine metalwork sculptures jewelery
In the __ century anglo sax suffered from ________ and ________
9th
Weak kings viking raids
Irish celts became
Educated elite
Celtic peoples
Scottish irish welsh cornish bretons
Prosperous
Thriving
Translation
Writing changed from one language to another
Where did the celts used to live
Spain to northern russia
Where did the germanic people push then
To where they are now
What religion did some celts have
Druidism
Native worship
When did mt vesuvius blow
August 24 79 ad 1:00
