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Ice Age Geography Ice Age Exploration Viking Geography Viking Exploration The Tough Stuff
What are frozen rivers? A 100
Glaciers A 100
How was climate different during the Ice Age? A 200
Freezing Cold A 200
How did the severely cold temperatures of the Ice Age impact water? A 300
It turned water into snow, ice, and frozen rivers. A 300
The Bering Strait can be defined as a… A 400
Land bridge or bridge of land connecting Asia to North America A 400
Explain what happened because of the frozen rivers? Why was this important? A 500
Frozen rivers created glaciers, which made sea levels to fall. This caused land to rise, creating a land bridge called the Bering Strait, which allowed Asians to enter North American by foot. A 500
Ice Age explorers came from what continent? B 100
Asia B 100
When did the Ice Age occur? B 200
30,000 years ago. 28,000 B.C. B 200
How do we know the Ice Age explorers existed? B 300
Our knowledge is based solely on what they left behind. B 300
After being cut off from Asia, what happened to these first settlers? B 400
The developed new cultures with different languages, customs, and physical traits. B 400
Why did Ice Age explorers come into North America? B 500
They were following migrating food. B 500
Where did the Vikings originally come from? C 100
Norway C 100
After Norway, what were the next two countries settled by the Vikings? C 200
The Vikings settled Iceland and then Greenland. C 200
What are Greenland’s physical characteristics like? C 300
Greenland is icy and rocky. C 300
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What country did Leif Ericson settle and why did he name it this? C 400
Ericson settled Vinland and name it this because the land had many vines with grapes on them. (Wineland and “Land of Vines”) C 400
Why was exploration especially difficult for the Vikings? C 500
Exploration was difficult because they had no maps or compasses. C 500
What is another name for a Viking? *Hint = Think of the country they come from!* D 100
Norsemen D 100
Name three adjectives that describe the Vikings D 200
Fierce, warlike, destructive, brave, and/or intelligent sailors D 200
Who was the first Viking to explore and settle Greenland? D 300
Eric the Red D 300
What Viking was the first to see North America? D 400
Bjarni Herjolfsson D 400
Why do you think Eric the Red named the icy land he discovered Greenland? D 500
Eric the Red was trying to trick other explorers by making his country sound more appealing. D 500
Why did Eric the Red start exploring and eventually finding Greenland? E 100
Eric the Red found Greenland because he had been exiled from Iceland for killing to men of noble descent. E 100
Why was Leif Ericson looking for new land? E 200
Leif Ericson was in desperate search of wood to build houses with and to use for firewood because there were so few trees in Greenland. E 200
Why is Bjarni Herjolfsson important to history, especially in terms of Leif Ericson? E 300
Bjarni Herjolfsson is important to history because he was the first to sight North America and told many people of his sighting, including Leif Ericson. Leif Ericson then followed his directions for how to get to the “New World.” E 300
How do we know the Vikings actually settled in Vinland? E 400
Archaeologists discovered the remains of a settlement including a variety of artifacts and the foundations of houses. E 400
Explain why Christopher Columbus did not discover America. E 500
Answer: Details pertaining to Ice Age Exploration & Viking Exploration accepted E 500
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Who was the first to explore after the Vikings? Click on screen to continue
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