Process
What you need to complete this section: Lined paper and pen/pencil OR a Google Doc.
Section One: Viking Name & Proverb
1. Use the site above to learn a bit about Vikings names and get your own Viking name!
My Viking name: ___________________________________
My Viking name: ___________________________________
2. Use the site above to create your own Viking proverb!
My Viking proverb is: _________________________
My Viking proverb is: _________________________
Section Two: Questions
Instructions: click the button above for information about Vikings. Use the information from the website to answer the questions below.
ANSWER IN FULL SENTENCES.
ANSWER IN FULL SENTENCES.
These questions will be a "Personal Responsibility" mark (see criteria)
Who were the Vikings?
1. From which modern day countries did the Vikings originate?
2. Where does the name "Viking" come from, and what does it mean?
Viking Raids & Settlements
3. Why did the Vikings attack monasteries? What did they want from them?
4. What was the first place in Britain to be attacked by the Vikings? (and when did it occur?)
5. What areas of Britain did the Vikings end up settling in?
Exploration and Navigation
The Vikings were great explorers and travellers. Use the map on the webpage (click the title) to answer the following questions:
6. How far East did the Vikings travel? What kind of trade items were they looking to buy there?
7. Which country did Ingolfur Arnarson discover and settle?
8. Which country did Eric the Red discover?
9. Which part of North America did the Vikings explore? Did they settle there?
10. Describe some ways that the Vikings navigated while at sea.
Everyday Life
Click on the title above to visit the section about everyday life. Next, click on the family members to find out about their lives.
11. What kind of jobs would a young Viking boy do?
12. How would a young Viking girl help out her family?
13. Explain the type of house that a family would live in.
14. What was the "Thing"?
15. How were Viking laws passed on?
16. What would happen to people who broke the laws? How were arguments settled?
1. From which modern day countries did the Vikings originate?
2. Where does the name "Viking" come from, and what does it mean?
Viking Raids & Settlements
3. Why did the Vikings attack monasteries? What did they want from them?
4. What was the first place in Britain to be attacked by the Vikings? (and when did it occur?)
5. What areas of Britain did the Vikings end up settling in?
Exploration and Navigation
The Vikings were great explorers and travellers. Use the map on the webpage (click the title) to answer the following questions:
6. How far East did the Vikings travel? What kind of trade items were they looking to buy there?
7. Which country did Ingolfur Arnarson discover and settle?
8. Which country did Eric the Red discover?
9. Which part of North America did the Vikings explore? Did they settle there?
10. Describe some ways that the Vikings navigated while at sea.
Everyday Life
Click on the title above to visit the section about everyday life. Next, click on the family members to find out about their lives.
11. What kind of jobs would a young Viking boy do?
12. How would a young Viking girl help out her family?
13. Explain the type of house that a family would live in.
14. What was the "Thing"?
15. How were Viking laws passed on?
16. What would happen to people who broke the laws? How were arguments settled?
Section Three: Artifacts
Instructions: View the artifact slideshow below. Make a point form list of some things we can infer (make an educated guess) about Vikings and their lives just from these images/artifacts. (Example: the comb suggests that Vikings cared about their appearances or cleanliness)
Section Five: Viking Quest
Take a few minutes to put your viking raid skills to the test by playing the "Viking Quest" game. When you have finished, make sure you write down and tell me your "score," and answer the following question:
Short Answer Question: (in complete sentences)
How successful was your quest? Describe what you did on your quest, and what you would do differently next time.
Images: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/schools/primaryhistory/images/vikings/who_were_the_vikings/vk_map_whowerethey.jpg