The Viking Plague

Which group of people were the Vikings ancestors to?

What type of weapon did Vikings often use in battle?

Which god did Vikings worship as the god of battle and death?

Which city did Muhammad escape from in A.D. 622?

What was the name of the holy war that the Arabs believed they were fighting?

Which European leader defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732?

Which kingdom did the Moors build in Spain that lasted until 1492?

Who were the Vikings?

Where did Lief Ericson, the son of Eric the Red, land?

Who settled on the coast of France and attacked and defeated the English in 1066?

Who was crowned Emperor of the Romans in the year 800?

Which group of people were the Vikings ancestors to?

What did the Vikings wear during their raids?

What type of ships did the Vikings use for their raids?

What was the governing body in Viking villages called?

Which god did the Vikings worship as the ruler of the sky and storms?

What weapon did Vikings often use in battle?

What were the most fierce Viking warriors called?

Which god did the Vikings worship as the god of battle and death?

What did the people of Europe pray to be delivered from?

Where did the Vikings attack in small raiding parties?

Which city did Muhammad escape from in A.D. 622?

What was the name of the holy war that the Arabs believed they were fighting?

Which European leader defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732?

Which kingdom did the Moors build in Spain that lasted until 1492?

What was the new religion that was spreading rapidly in Europe?

Which region did the Muslims conquer after crossing from Africa into Spain?

What did the Moors preserve from the literature of the Greeks?

Which empire came under Muslim control except for what is now Turkey?

What did Muhammad call the one God he believed in?

What event in A.D. 622 marked Muhammad's escape from Mecca to Medina?

Who was the leader of the Merovingians when they were defeated by Charles Martel in 732?

Which Viking explorer reached the North American coast and named his discovery Vinland?

What did Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne, do to ensure that local officials were not taking bribes or abusing the people?

Which group of Vikings settled on the coast of France and became known as Normans?

What did Charles Martel become after defeating the Muslims in 732?

Which Viking explorer reached Greenland in 982?

What did Charles Martel do to become king?

What did the Vikings do to fit in better with other Europeans?

What did Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne, do to bring a degree of civilization to Europe?

Who attacked and left Pope Leo III for dead before being saved by Charles the Great?

True or false: The Vikings were ancestors to the Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes.

True or false: The Vikings worshiped Odin as the god of battle and death.

True or false: The Vikings attacked in large raiding parties.

True or false: Vikings settled peacefully in Normandy and became known as Normans.

True or false: Charles Martel defeated the Muslims in 732 and became the Mayor of the Palace.

True or false: Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in the year 800.

True or false: Islam spread rapidly across Europe during this time period.

True or false: Muhammad was the founder of Islam and believed in one God, whom he called Allah.

True or false: The Muslims were successful in conquering the Byzantine Empire, except for what is now Turkey.

True or false: Charles Martel defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732, preventing further Muslim advancement into Europe.

True or false: The Vikings wore layers of animal hides and leather helmets.

True or false: The Vikings used a two-edged sword in battle.

True or false: The Vikings worshipped the god Odin as the ruler of the sky and storms.

True or false: The Vikings attacked in large raiding parties.

True or false: The Vikings settled peacefully in Normandy and became known as Normans.

True or false: The Vikings attacked and left Pope Leo III for dead.

True or false: Vikings attacked seacoast towns, churches, and monasteries as their favorite targets?

True or false: Vikings reached Iceland in 870?

True or false: Eric the Red landed in Greenland in 982?

True or false: Vikings attacked as far south as Sicily?

True or false: Vikings continued to raid even after some settled down?

True or false: Charlemagne divided his empire into counties with counts and bishops in charge?

True or false: Islam spread rapidly across Europe during this time period.

True or false: The Byzantine Empire was completely conquered by the Muslims except for what is now Turkey.

True or false: The Moors built a kingdom in Spain that lasted until 1492.

True or false: The Muslims were successful in conquering Constantinople during their expansion.

True or false: Charles Martel defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732, preventing further Muslim advancement into Europe.

True or false: The Moors preserved the literature of the Greeks and had high regard for Aristotle.

True or false: The Moors made significant contributions in mathematics and medicine.

True or false: The Vikings were the ancestors of the Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes.

Of all the invaders who had attacked Europe, the Vikings were the most _____

The Vikings were pagan worshippers of the gods _____ and Thor

Their most fierce warriors were the _____

The Vikings attacked in small raiding _____

The Vikings wore layers of animal hides and leather _____

The Vikings used a two-edged _____ in battle

Charles Martel had been the ______ of the Palace when he had defeated the Muslims in 732.

Pepin the Short was a fine ______, moral and wise, much better than the Merovingians who preceded him.

Charles, a man of his word, beheaded 4,500 ______ at the same time.

The next Christmas, in the year 800, while Charles was attending church in Rome, the pope placed a crown on his head and proclaimed him ______ of the Romans.

Charlemagne not only knew how to win battles, he knew how to ______.

The head of civil government ______ was the count, and in each county, there was a bishop or archbishop in charge of the churches.

Muhammad was a camel driver and traveling merchant who had been born in the Arabian town of ______.

Muhammad talked with Jews and Christians and was convinced there was only one ______, whom he called Allah.

The teachings of Muhammad were written in the ______.

Arabs were great warriors and believed they were fighting a ______.

The Byzantine Empire, except what is now Turkey, came under ______ control.

The Muslims crossed from Africa into Spain; the Pillars of Hercules were renamed the Straits of Gibraltar in honor of a ______ general.

Charles Martel, known as Chartes the Hammer, defeated the Muslims at the Battle of ______ in 732.

The Moors built a kingdom in Spain that lasted until ______.

Scandinavia was home to the Vikings, who were ancestors to the Swedes, Norwegians, and ______

Their most fierce warriors were the ______

The Vikings were pagan worshippers of the gods ______ and Thor

The Vikings wore layers of animal hides and leather ______

The Muslims crossed from Africa into Spain; the Pillars of Hercules were renamed the Straits of Gibraltar in honor of a ______ general

True or false: Vikings reached Iceland in ______?

What did the Vikings do to fit in better with other Europeans?

______ or false: The Vikings attacked in small raiding parties

Of all the invaders who had attacked Europe, the Vikings were the most ______

The teachings of Muhammad were written in the ______

Charles Martel, known as Chartes the Hammer, defeated the Muslims at the Battle of ______ in 732.

The Vikings attacked and left Pope Leo III for dead.

Which city did Muhammad escape from in A.D. 622?

True or false: The Muslims were successful in conquering Constantinople during their expansion.

What did Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne, do to bring a degree of civilization to Europe?

The head of civil government ______ was the count, and in each county, there was a bishop or archbishop in charge of the churches.

______ or false: The Vikings worshipped the god Odin as the ruler of the sky and storms.

Pepin the Short was a fine ______, moral and wise, much better than the Merovingians who preceded him.

______ or false: The Vikings settled peacefully in Normandy and became known as Normans.

What did the Vikings wear during their raids?