THE VIKINGS

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VIKINGSANCIENT HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY

THE VIKINGS LIVED IN NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE. THEY LIVED IN THE 8TH CENTURY. THEY LIVED IN SCANDINAVIA.

FAMILY AND KIN

THE VIKINGS HAD A GREAT SENSE OF FAMILY LOYALTY. THE MOTHERS TOOK CARE OF HOUSEHOLD MATTERS WHILE THE FATHERS WERE FREEMEN. THE KIDS WORKED HARD AND DIDN’T GO TO SCHOOL.

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

THE VIKINGS HAD VERY STRICT RULES. THE VIKINGS HAD KINGS BUT NO QUEENS. THERE WERE 3 CLASSES: SLAVE, FREEMAN, AND NOBLES.

COMMUNICATION THE VIKING’S LANGUAGE WAS CALLED OLD NORSE AND THE LETTERS WERE CALLED RUNES.

ECONOMICS

THE VIKINGS ECONOMY INVOLVED HUNTING, FISHING, FARMING, AND TRADING GOODS SUCH AS GOLD AND OTHER RICHES.

TECHNOLOGY

THE VIKINGS TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED WEAPONS, SHIPS, AND WARFARE.

BELIEFS AND RITUALS

THE VIKINGS BELIEVED IN MANY GODS, WERE CHRISTIANS, AND WENT TO CHURCH.

EDUCATION

THE VIKINGS DIDN’T GO TO SCHOOL, THEY WENT TO CHURCH, WERE HOME-SCHOOLED, THE FATHERS TAUGHT BOYS, THE MOTHERS TAUGHT GIRLS.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

THE VIKINGS LIKED TO CRAFT, MAKE JEWELRY, PLAY GAMES, LISTEN TO MUSIC, AND TELL STORIES.

FOOD

THEY MADE WHEAT INTO BREAD, ATE FISH, AND FRUIT.

CLOTHING

THEY WORE WARM CLOTHES, SKIRTS, AND THEY WERE MADE OUT OF WOOL.

SHELTER

THE VIKINGS MADE THEIR HOUSE OUT OF WOOD, TURF, OR STONE. THE HOUSES HAD NO WINDOWS.