Ancient: The Viking Age
Test your knowledge about the Viking Age, a period of Norse expansion and exploration from approximately the 8th to 11th centuries.
Questions cover Viking longships, trade routes from the Volga to the Atlantic, explorers like Leif Erikson and Erik the Red, and the Norse gods worshipped throughout Scandinavia.
Raiders, traders, and explorers — this quiz tests whether you know the Vikings beyond the horned-helmet myth.
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Q1
In what year is the Viking Age traditionally considered to have begun?
Q2
Which of these was NOT a primary motivation for Viking expansion?
Q3
Which of the following were major Viking trade routes? (Select all that apply)
What This Quiz Covers
- Longships and Viking seafaring technology
- Trade routes: the Volga, Baltic, and Atlantic crossings
- Explorers: Leif Erikson and Erik the Red
- Norse mythology and the worship of Odin
- Viking settlements: Dublin, York, and Kiev
- The runic writing system
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