vikings Flashcards
runes
letters of the scandinavian alphabet based on roman or greek letters but modified to be easily carved onto wood or stone
what is a fjord
fjords are long,narrow inlets flanked by high cliffs and slope
what are primary sources
a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study
secondary source
any source about an event, period, or issue in history that was produced after the avent, period or issue has passed
polytheism
the worship of numerous gods
monotheism
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god
what boats did vikings use for raids
knarr, longships
why were some of them called dragon ships
because some of them had a dragons head carved into the prow of the ship
why were cairns left around viking farms
they were used to mark graves or as markers to help overseas travelers navigate their way around
what were sagas
sagas were a medieval scandanavian tale about exploits and adventures in the life of a hero or his family
why were the states of Europe bickering after the fall of the roman empire
because the romans wernt in charge anymore and the people were fighting and trying to get land
how did this benefit the vikings
because the romans were fighting they were weak and the vikings went in and easily won fights against the romans
why was it difficult to live in the viking homelands
it was mostly rocky ground, lakes, forists, mountains (3% of norways is suitable for farming
what did this cause the vikings to do
it caused them to move on
why were the vikings burried with their belongings
vikings were buried with their belongongs because they believed that they would need them in tje after life
