The Vikings

The Vikings Where did The Vikings come from? What current countries are the areas that they from? What was there intent in going into Western Europe? How did they get there? What time period are we talking about? What skills did they have that made them exceptional warriors and conquerors? How did they change water….from being a boundary into a highway? What did they do for a living before the pillaged other parts of Europe? What religion were these Vikings? Why weren’t they Christian? Take a few more notes on Vikings in which you connect?

Feudalism What did Charlemagne’s death have to do with the society type know as Feudalism?

What was the role of the Noble/Lord?

What was the role of serfs?

What benefit did the serfs receive from the Nobles and Knights in exchange for growing food for the fiefdom?

What was the role of the Knights?

What was the manorial system (p. 105) how did it differ from Feudalism?

What is chivalry? (p. 106) Do we live in a very “chivalrous” society today in America? Do questions 1 and 2 on p. 107