Thursday, February 9, 2012

Viking Web Scavenger Hunt!

1.  Identify the countries where the Vikings lived? 
 

http://viking.no/e/ewho.htm


2.  How old were Vikings girls when they got married?  
 
3.  Compare the life of a Viking woman to the life of a woman who lives today.  Name two things that are the same and two things that are different. 
 

http://viking.no/e/life/ewomen.htm


4.  Describe some of the foods that the Vikings liked to eat?   Would you like to eat what the Vikings ate?  Why or why not? 
 

http://viking.no/e/life/efood.htm


5.  Identify three things that the Vikings traded with other people?
 
 

http://viking.no/e/travels/etrade.htm



6.  Describe a typical Viking battle attack in 2 or 3 sentences.  We will watch the video together as a class! 


http://viking.no/e/travels/eraid.htm


7.  Write the Viking words for "Good night".  (Click on the colored words that say "Here people still talk...")
 
 

http://viking.no/e/heritage/evoices.htm


8.  What were Viking ships called?   
 
 
http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/viking_ships.html
 
 
9.  How many men could the largest ships carry?
 
 

(Scroll down until you get to the "data" about this ship!)
http://www.vikingage.com/vac/Skuldelev_6.html

10.  The Vikings did not have compasses.  Explain how they were able to navigate their ships?
 
 

http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?type=navigationtool&id=11

11.  Examine one of the features of a Viking ship.  
 Explain something about that part of the ship. 
  

(Click on the section on the left - "Sails and Oars")
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/vikings_at_sea/
 

12.  Explain how the Vikings were able to feed their crews during a long voyage.
 
 
(Scroll down to the section "What was life like on board?")
  http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/ships-and-seafarers/the-vikings



CONGRATULATIONS! You have completed the Vikings Web Scavenger Hunt Challenge!!

If you finished early, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/viking_quest/index_embed.shtml
to play the Viking Raid Game!!


(Source: http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/cc/SocialStudies/5thGrade/KDV/VikingHunt.html)