Name_________________

The Vikings

1. The Vikings were from _______________________, Sweden, and Denmark.

2. Vikings used boats called ________________________.
3. Although Vikings were portrayed as warriors, they also were _________________,
___________________, __________________, and ____________________.
4. The Vikings used _______________ __________________ while sailing to determine
direction.
5. They also relied on the _________________ of the _____________ and mirgrating
whales to guide them while sailing.
6. Erik the Red sailed from __________________ and discovered a new land with
green pastures called _____________________.
7. Leif Eriksson was the son of ____________________________.
8. His crew turned south and discovered the forested land they called
_________________________.
9. The region of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Brunswick was named
_____________________.
10. In 1960, ruins and remains were discovered that proved that the
_____________________ discovered American before Columbus did.