3.4 the Vikings - Q -

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AGE 3: The Time of monks and knights

3.4 The Vikings

Practise Questions

State why the Vikings are seen as barbaric perpetrators of violence.
Answer in correct sentences. Use punctuation.

Indicate from which 3 Scandinavian countries the Normans came.

Give an example where the Vikings are described more positively.

Using the map, explain why Dorestad was easy for Vikings to reach.

Use the text to explain why Dorestad was such an interesting city for Vikings.

The source mentions a natural explanation
for why Dorestad disappeared.
What explanation is this?

Prove why people doubt if Dorestad was
actually attacked by Norsemen/Vikings.

Name three reasons why Charlemagne waged war against the Vikings.

Using the link in the previous slide, find out the origins of the names for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Name four modern-day countries that the Vikings settled.

State why the Vikings mixed with the populations of western and central Europe.

Indicate how the Europeans manage to spread the Christian faith among the Vikings.

Explain where the name Normandy comes from.

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