The Viking Plague
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Which group of people were the Vikings ancestors to?

  • The French, Germans, and Italians
  • The British, Irish, and Scottish
  • The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians
  • The Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes (correct)

    • What type of weapon did Vikings often use in battle?

  • Spear
  • Sword (correct)
  • Axe
  • Bow and arrow

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

  • Loki
  • Thor
  • Odin (correct)
  • Freya

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

    <p>Mecca</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Jihad</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Charles Martel</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Al-Andalus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the Vikings?

    <p>Explorers and Raiders</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>North America</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Normans</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Charlemagne</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of people were the Vikings ancestors to?

    <p>The Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Vikings wear during their raids?

    <p>Layers of animal hides and leather helmets</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Longships with a snake or dragon head on the prow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the governing body in Viking villages called?

    <p>Thing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Thor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What weapon did Vikings often use in battle?

    <p>Two-edged sword</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the most fierce Viking warriors called?

    <p>Berserkers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Odin</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The fury of the Northmen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Vikings attack in small raiding parties?

    <p>Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mecca</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Jihad</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Charles Martel</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Al-Andalus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Islam</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Southern France</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Byzantine Empire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Muhammad call the one God he believed in?

    <p>Allah</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Hegira</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Charles Martel</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Leif Ericson</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He sent special agents to check on them</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Danish Vikings</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mayor of the Palace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Viking explorer reached Greenland in 982?

    <p>Eric the Red</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Charles Martel do to become king?

    <p>He went to the pope and was crowned king</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They converted to Christianity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He encouraged education</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Vikings</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Vikings reached Iceland in 870?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>feared</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Vikings were pagan worshippers of the gods _____ and Thor

    <p>Odin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Their most fierce warriors were the _____

    <p>berserkers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Vikings attacked in small raiding _____

    <p>parties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Vikings wore layers of animal hides and leather _____

    <p>helmets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Vikings used a two-edged _____ in battle

    <p>sword</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mayor</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>king</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Saxons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

    <p>Emperor</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Charlemagne</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mecca</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The teachings of Muhammad were written in the ______.

    <p>Koran</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>jihad</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Muslim</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Muslim</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Tours</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>1492</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Danes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Their most fierce warriors were the ______

    <p>berserkers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Vikings were pagan worshippers of the gods ______ and Thor

    <p>Odin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Vikings wore layers of animal hides and leather ______

    <p>helmets</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Muslim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Vikings reached Iceland in ______?

    <p>870</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Settle peacefully and become known as Normans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ______ or false: The Vikings attacked in small raiding parties

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>feared</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The teachings of Muhammad were written in the ______

    <p>Quran</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Tours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Vikings attacked and left Pope Leo III for dead.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mecca</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Divided his empire into counties</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Charlemagne</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>king</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Vikings wear during their raids?

    <p>layers of animal hides and leather helmets</p> Signup and view all the answers

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