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Vikings
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History
9th Grade
02/29/2008

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Who were the

Vikings?

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Barbarians, seafaring warriors
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Where did they come form?
Definition
Scandanavia
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Northmen
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Vikings
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What time period were the Vikings attacking Europe?
Definition
814-1066 A.D.
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What were the Vikings favorite target?
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small seacoast towns, churches, and monasteries
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Longship

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slick ship with square mast designed by the Vikings
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Berserkers
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The Vikings fiercest warriors who drugged themselves to make themselves crazy

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Viking Letters
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Runes
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Material used by Vikings to write

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Rocks

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Leif Erikson
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Viking who found the new land and called it Vinland
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Vinland
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Land discoverd by Leif Erikson
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Erik the Red
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Leif Erickson's dad who also discovered places
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What brought an end to the Viking raids?
Definition
they were converted to Christianity
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