Viking Invasions (1)

Viking Invasions (1)

Select the correct choice


1	Viking expansion was important for all of these reasons EXCEPT?:
		it ended the invasions by Muslims and Magyars.
		for a time, it caused death and destruction in Western Europe.
		it led to exploration and trade.
		it led to anew intermingling of peoples in Western Europe.


2	Because of the Viking invasions, French kings?:
		reunited much of Charlemagne's empire.
		lost power to strong feudal lords.
		added lands through marriage.
		reduced English holdings in France.


3	The location of the Viking settlement in North America was?:
		Maine.
		Cape Cod.
		Quebec.
		Newfoundland.


4	The Vikings differed from earlier barbarian invaders because they?:
		always fought on horseback.
		used swords rather than battleaxes.
		used warships to strike swiftly and then escape.
		never attacked Christian monasteries.


5	The Vikings were fierce warriors, as well as?:
		explorers and scholars.
		traders and explorers.
		traders and moneylenders.
		clergy and scholars.