Name: __________________________________
Worksheet 1: British Isles and Scandinavia Map
Directions: Label the following countries and bodies of water. Create borders between
countries where necessary.
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland.
Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian
Sea
Name: __________________________________
Worksheet 2: Viking Quest
Directions: Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/games/vikingquest/vq_game.html and answer the
questions below.
1. Where and when did this story take place?
2. What does your chief want you to do?
3. Do you decide to take the loan?
4. Which city did you choose to build your longship and why did you choose that city?
5. Fill in the appropriate information for the ships below.
6. Which ship did you choose and why?
7. How were the sails for the ships made to be waterproof?
8. Describe each of the following crew member’s qualities and usefulness to your journey.
Berserker
Carpenter
Sail-maker
Navigator
9. Describe the starting country that you left from, the body of water that you traveled across, and
which country you were going to raid.
10. Why would you cast the runes?
11. Who is the chief god of the Vikings?
12. What do the Runes tell you about your journey to come?
13. Which location did you choose in Lindisfarne Island and explain why.
14. Did any of your crew parish on your journey and did your ship get damaged? Explain.
15. Describe the fight between your Vikings and the monks of Lindifarne Island.
16. Describe the treasure that you got from the raid.
Silver Coins
Monks
17. Did you burn the monastery? Why or why not?
18. Give a summary of you journey.
19. Did you win the chief’s challenge?
20. Explain what happened once the journey was over?
Artifacts
Name: __________________________________
Worksheet 3: Climate of the British Isles and Scandinavia
Directions: Go to http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/taiga/ and answer the questions below.
1. Define taiga.
2. Click on the Where is the Taiga Located link. What are coniferous trees?
3. Click on the Taiga Facts link. During the year, how long is the average temperature below
freezing in the taiga?
4. Fill in the chart below.
5. Click on the Taiga Plants link. In general, describe the plant life.
6. Click on the Taiga Plants link and click on the What Grows Here link. Why do the taiga:
birch, poplar, and aspen lose their leaves in the fall?
7. Click on the Taiga Plants link and click on the Life in the Taiga link. Explain how
Evergreen trees can with stand heavy snow during the winter time.
8. Click on the Taiga Plants link and click on the Needles link. How are Needles adapted to
the taiga environment?
9. Click on the Taiga Animals link. What are three ways that animals in the Taiga react to
the harsh winters?
10. Click on the Taiga Animals link. Which female mammal is believed to be monogamous?
11. Click on the Taiga Animals link. Which mammal’s coat turns white in the winter?
12. Click on the Taiga Animals link. Which mammal is usually alone except during the
breeding season?
13. Click on the Taiga Animals link. List five mammals that live in the Taiga.
Name: __________________________________
Worksheet 4: Culture of the British Isles
Directions use the web sites to find the answers to the following questions.
1. Who colonized Ireland from 800-1000 BC? Use the Ireland in the Iron Age link.
2. Who brought Christianity to Ireland? Use the Culture of Ireland link.
3. What year was Christianity brought to Ireland? Use the Culture of Ireland link.
4.The Irish had a 200 year long conflict against which people? Use the Culture of Ireland link.
5. How might a conflict with another country stop the Irish Golden Age? No Link. Use you brain.
6. In what year did the Romans leave Great Britain? Use the British Culture and the Anglo Saxon link.
7. Where did the Anglo Saxons come from? Use the British Culture and the Anglo Saxon link.
8. Originally, what was the religion of the Anglo Saxons? Use the Anglo Saxon Religion link.
9. When did the Anglo Saxon become Christians? Use the Anglo Saxon Religion link.
10. What are the major products used in England today? Use the Modern England link.
11. In what year did France's William, Duke of Normandy, defeat Harold II, the English Saxon King, at the Battle
of Hastings? Use the England's Timeline link.
12. When did the Romans invade Great Britain? Use the England's Timeline link.
13. From the information compiled above, what can you say about the culture of Great Britain? Site information
to support you statement.
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