To Your VikingLeif Ericsson, the Vikings and the Hanseatic League

Anthony Notaroberta Jr., Harrison Gerstenlauer, Harvey Cheung, Michael Slutsky and Spiro

Leif Ericsson-Leif Ericsson, son of Eric the Red,was born in and exiled from Iceland, and so set sail in searchfor a new home.-Leif and his crew sailed the coastof Greenland, until they reachedNewfoundland.-Leif named the area he lived in,Vinland, after the vines crops grew on.

Leif Ericsson-One of Leif Ericsson's first voyages was east

to Norway.- While in Norway, he and his men were taught

the foundations of Christianity, and they converted.

- Returning to Greenland, he taught the people of his new religion.

- Wherever he went, Leif brought Christianity with him to newly traveled lands.

The Vikings-The Vikings were Germanic people from

Scandinavia, who built settlements in Iceland and Greenland.

-They terrorized towns along the coasts and rivers of Europe on their longships, murdering villagers and looting and burning towns.

The Vikings-The Vikings from Denmarkinvaded eastern Britain andnorthwest France in the eighthcentury.-Vikings from Norwayestablished a Norse kingdom in Ireland in 865.-This kingdom lasted until a stronger group of Vikings of Norman descent arrived in Ireland in 1169.-In the tenth century, Eric the Red left Iceland and

settled in their new territory, Greenland.

The Vikings-They entered Russiaduring the eighth centurybeginning Viking trade,as opposed to plundering.-Products traded includedgold, clothes, wine andfruits from the Greeks; silver and horses from

the Czechs and Hungarians; furs, wax, honey and slaves from Russia; and silk and spices from Constantinople.

Hanseatic League-The Hanseatic League was an important,

well-developed trade network in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea that dominated commercial activity in northern Europe.

-The league was a series of trading cities stretching from Novgorod to London.

-As a result of the league, the commercial significance of Poland, Northern Germany and Scandinavia were embraced.

Hanseatic League-The Hanseatic League sought to organize and control

trade throughout the region by winning commercial privileges and monopolies and by establishing bases overseas.

-Because it was only a trading league, rather than a political organization, peace had to be ensured by suppressing warfare between members and robbery on the roads. It is because of this decentralization that the league declined.

-The principle trade consisted of grain, timber, furs, tar, honey and flax. Additional trade included cloth, copper, iron ore and herring.

Quiz1. From where did Leif Ericsson

originate?a. Greenlandb. Icelandc. Vinlandd. Newfoundland

Answer:b. Iceland

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Quiz2. Which religion did Leif Ericsson

convert to and spread?a. Judaismb. Islamc. Christianityd. Hinduism

Answer:c. Christianity

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3. From where did the Vikings originate?

a. Englandb. Francec. Germanyd. Scandinavia

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Answer:d. Scandinavia

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4. Where did the Vikings not invade?a. Norwayb. Britainc. Franced. Ireland

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Answer:a. Norway

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5. What did the Vikings not trade?a. horsesb. fursc. slavesd. oil

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Answer:d. oil

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6. Where weren’t there Hanseatic League trade routes?

a. Englandb. Spainc. Russiad. Poland

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Answer:b. Spain

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7. What was not a major problem faced by the Hanseatic League?

a. lack of trading citiesb. lack of government organizationc. robbery on trade routesd. warfare between members

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Answer:a. lack of trading cities

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8. Which of these was not a historical significance of Leif Ericsson?

a. discovery of Newfoundlandb. the founding of Vinlandc. the establishment of centralized ruled. the spread of Christianity

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Answer:c. the establishment of centralized rule

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9. Which of these was not a historical significance of the Vikings?

a. the settling of Icelandb. the settling of Greenlandc. the expansion of Northern European

traded. the end of Norse kingdoms

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Answer:d. the end of Norse kingdoms

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10. Which of these is not a historical significance of the Hanseatic League?

a. the domination of trade in Europeb. the end of economic expansion c. the emergence of commercial citiesd. the connection of major cities

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Answer:b. the end of economic expansion

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