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Vikings By Mr. Griffin
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Vikings. By Mr. Griffin. Who were the first Europeans to land in America?. The Vikings. What year did the Vikings discover America?. 1001 AD. What Viking Explorer was credited with discovering America?. Leif Ericson. Were the Vikings monotheistic or polytheistic?. Polytheistic. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Vikings
By Mr. Griffin
Who were the first Europeans to land in America?
The Vikings
What year did the Vikings discover America?
1001 AD
What Viking Explorer was credited with discovering America?
Leif Ericson
Were the Vikings monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic
Who was the leader of the Viking Gods?
Oden
Viking explorer that was banished from Iceland – and discovered Greenland
Eric the Red
True/FalseThe Vikings were a peace loving society.
False – lived in a culture of war and fighting
True/False
The Vikings controlled half of England at one time.
True
Their enemies were the Saxons – from England
What ocean did the Vikings explore?
The Atlantic
When the Vikings landed in North America – they called in “new found land”. What country would their discovery be located in
today????
Canada
