7/31/2019 Medieval Cool History for Middles Sample

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COOL HISTORY FOR MIDDLESBiblioPlan, Year 2, Week 8: COMPANION/CLASSTIME READINGS/GLOBE OR MAP

1. From what language does the word Viking come and what does it mean? _________________________

2. Why did the early Vikings choose Christian monasteries as targets for their raids? ____________________

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3. What types of weapons did Viking warriors use? ______________________________________________

4. What kind of beds did Viking longhouses have inside them? _____________________________________

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5. What happened to Viking children whom the community judged to be deformed, disabled or sick?

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6. Name the two main types of Viking ships. ____________________________________________________

7. What 1200s-era books contain most of what is known about old Norse mythology? __________________

8. Name Thors three magical possessions. _____________________________________________________

9. How did Eric the Red describe Greenland to the Viking colonists? What was Greenland really like? ______

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10. Where did Leif Ericsson travel on his first long sea voyage? ______________________________________

11. What modern-day native American race is descended from the Skraelings who drove the Vikings out of

Vinland? ______________________________________________________________________________

12. What does the Latin wordfiloque mean? ____________________________________________________

13. What was the biggest of the many disagreements that led to the Great Schism? _____________________

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14. What did Cardinal Humbert do to Patriarch Cerularius? What did Patriarch Cerularius do in return? _____

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15. After the East-West Schism, what was the Eastern church called? What was the Western church called?

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GIANTS OF THE FAITH: None

OPTIONAL BONUS QUESTION/ACTIVITY

This example of a Runestone is located in

Sweden. Find another picture of a Runestone

and paste it here:

Be sure to indicate where your Runestone

is located.