Human Heritage: A World History

Chapter 20: The Vikings

The Vikings

1
The people of Scandinavia turned to the sea to make a living because _____.
A)most of their land and their climate was not well suited to farming
B)their coastline had many natural fjords
C)their forests provided timber for making ships
D)they preferred to trade and fish
2
Which statement about Viking life is most accurate?
A)Compared to women in other cultures at the time, Viking women had fewer rights.
B)Boys were educated in schools, but girls were taught household skills at home.
C)Viking women discouraged their men from fighting.
D)The Vikings' love of battle was tied to their religious beliefs.
3
In the 800s, many Vikings left their homelands because ____.
A)they wished to set up trading towns
B)their villages were overcrowded and there was not enough food
C)they wanted to set up colonies in North America
D)they were attacked by Native Americans
4
The Danes who settled in England and France eventually ____.
A)left to return to Scandinavia
B)attacked and took control of those countries
C)adopted Christianity and became part of the culture of those countries
D)captured the city of Paris
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