World Cultures Exam 2 Large Group
Lectures Questions and Answers Exam
When was the Viking Age? - ANSWER>>790-1100
viking age worldview - ANSWER>>germanic pre christian
what was significant about the viking warrior grave in Birka, Sweden -
ANSWER>>a female warrior was buried with weapons
what was a viking female warrior called - ANSWER>>shieldmaiden
where were the vikings - ANSWER>>Scandinavia
Scandinavia - ANSWER>>Norway, Sweden, Denmark
viking political structure (across scandinavia) - ANSWER>>lots of chieftains, no
formal states
viking common language - ANSWER>>old norse
why did the vikings pagan religion vary - ANSWER>>there was no sacred texts
Yggdrasil - ANSWER>>tree of everything
middle earth - ANSWER>>Midgard
vallhalah - ANSWER>>odin's hall of slain
, Asgard - ANSWER>>Home of the gods
who threatens the world in the viking legends - ANSWER>>giants
what wsa the world created from in viking legends - ANSWER>>fire and ice
Ragnarok - ANSWER>>end of the world in Norse mythology, including the great
battle with deaths of major gods, odin is eaten by a wolf, fire giant kills
everybody, hell invades middle earth
what empires did the vikings help dismantle - ANSWER>>carolingian empire and 7
anglo saxon kingdoms (not england tho)
how was politics a cause of viking expansion - ANSWER>>chieftains were seeking
wealth and power
how were economic opportunities a cause of viking expansion - ANSWER>>the
focused on opportunistic exploitation of wealth and weakness, targeted
monasteries
how was religion a cause of viking expansion - ANSWER>>they were motivated by
the want to live with odin in valhalla
how do you go to valhalla - ANSWER>>picked by valkyries
what do you do in valhalla - ANSWER>>feast and fight every day
what was the catalyst of the viking age - ANSWER>>sails
4 phases of the viking age - ANSWER>>1. seasonal raids 2. multi-year raiding
campaigns 3. regional colonization 4. royal invasion
Lectures Questions and Answers Exam
When was the Viking Age? - ANSWER>>790-1100
viking age worldview - ANSWER>>germanic pre christian
what was significant about the viking warrior grave in Birka, Sweden -
ANSWER>>a female warrior was buried with weapons
what was a viking female warrior called - ANSWER>>shieldmaiden
where were the vikings - ANSWER>>Scandinavia
Scandinavia - ANSWER>>Norway, Sweden, Denmark
viking political structure (across scandinavia) - ANSWER>>lots of chieftains, no
formal states
viking common language - ANSWER>>old norse
why did the vikings pagan religion vary - ANSWER>>there was no sacred texts
Yggdrasil - ANSWER>>tree of everything
middle earth - ANSWER>>Midgard
vallhalah - ANSWER>>odin's hall of slain
, Asgard - ANSWER>>Home of the gods
who threatens the world in the viking legends - ANSWER>>giants
what wsa the world created from in viking legends - ANSWER>>fire and ice
Ragnarok - ANSWER>>end of the world in Norse mythology, including the great
battle with deaths of major gods, odin is eaten by a wolf, fire giant kills
everybody, hell invades middle earth
what empires did the vikings help dismantle - ANSWER>>carolingian empire and 7
anglo saxon kingdoms (not england tho)
how was politics a cause of viking expansion - ANSWER>>chieftains were seeking
wealth and power
how were economic opportunities a cause of viking expansion - ANSWER>>the
focused on opportunistic exploitation of wealth and weakness, targeted
monasteries
how was religion a cause of viking expansion - ANSWER>>they were motivated by
the want to live with odin in valhalla
how do you go to valhalla - ANSWER>>picked by valkyries
what do you do in valhalla - ANSWER>>feast and fight every day
what was the catalyst of the viking age - ANSWER>>sails
4 phases of the viking age - ANSWER>>1. seasonal raids 2. multi-year raiding
campaigns 3. regional colonization 4. royal invasion
