1.Which statements describe the geographic and climatic features of Scandinavia that encouraged people to go to sea?

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long coastlines

lots of sandy beaches

hot summers

easy access to seas.

2. Which statements describe the geographic and climatic features of Scandinavia that encouraged people to go to sea?

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large herds of cattle

harsh winters

scarcity of farmland.

3. Which statements are elements of Norse culture?

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The people built sturdy longships.

The people were skilled at building log canoes.

The government included councils called Things.

The government included a juried court system.

4.Which statements are elements of Norse culture?

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Throughout their history, the people traded peacefully with other nations.

Their religious life centered around monasteries.

Fierce sailors were called navalites.

Wild warriors were called berserkers.

The people went on fierce raids.

5.When they went a-viking to other places, what did the Vikings often attack?

country manors

cities

monasteries

castles.

6.Which place did the Vikings raid frequently?

North America

Ireland

Greece

North Africa

7. Which statement most accurately describes Viking journeys?

Vikings traveled by land and sea to reach the cities of central Europe and Asia Minor.

Vikings traveled by sea, most often to Iceland, Greenland, and North America.

Vikings traveled by sea, staying close to coastlines and rarely going inland.

Vikings traveled mostly by water, reaching the Caspian Sea in eastern Europe and as far west as North America. They made hit-and-run raids--primarily on churches--as they searched for gold and silver.

8. Which of the following most accurately describes Viking raids?

Viking raids focused on churches and monasteries because the Vikings wanted to eliminate Christianity wherever they could.

Vikings most often raided cities where they could steal from businesses and wealthy homes.

Vikings made raids that were usually hit and run, and they targeted monasteries or churches that had valuable gold and silver objects.

Vikings raided rural areas to take livestock back with them to Scandinavia.

1. The statements that describe the geographic and climatic features of Scandinavia encouraging people to be sea-bound are A. long coastlines and C. easy access to seas.

 

2. The statements that describe the geographic and climatic features of Scandinavia encouraging people to be sea-bound are B. harsh winters and C. scarcity of farmland.

 

3. The elements of the Norse culture include the following statements:

A. The people built ...  

C. The government included ...

 

4. The elements of the Norse culture include the following statements:

D. Wild warriors were ...  

E. The people ...

 

5. The Vikings who attacked other places when they went a-viking, often targeted C. monasteries.

 

6. The place that the Vikings raided frequently was B. Ireland.

 

7. The statement that most accurately describes Viking journeys was D. Vikings traveled ...

 

8. The most accurate description of the Viking raids is C. Vikings made raids that were ...

 

Thus, the Scandinavian areas of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were inhabited by raiders called Vikings.

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1- The correct answers are A and C. Scandinavian people was encouraged to go to sea as its territory had an easy access to seas and long coastlines to do so, as Scandinavia has more than 25,000 km of coastline.

2- The correct answers are A and B. Scarcity of farmland and harsh winters were factors that encouraged Scandinavian people to go to sea. The great snowfalls of the Nordic lands made cultivation impossible in the winter seasons, and made the conditions of life very hard for its inhabitants.

3- The correct answers are B and C. Norse people built sturdy longships, called drakkar, and their government included councils called Things, which were government assemblies formed by free men of the Nordic societies.

4- The correct answers are A and D. The Nordic peoples of Scandinavia were famous for their incursions and raids in Europe. The berserkers were Viking warriors who fought half-naked, covered in furs. They entered combat under certain trance of psychotic profile, almost insensible to pain, strong as bears or bulls, and came to bite their shields and there was no fire or steel to stop them.

5- The correct answer is D. Viking often attacked monasteries in their raids to other places.

6- The correct answer is B. Vikings assaulted Ireland frequently, as this island was near its territories.

7- The correct answer is D. Vikings traveled by sea, most often to Iceland, Greenland, and North America.

8- The correct answer is C. Vikings made raids that were usually hit and run, and they targeted monasteries or churches that had valuable gold and silver objects.

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