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Viking Expeditions to North America: Multiple Choice
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- 01Leif Erikson was the son of which famous Norse explorer, who founded the first European settlement in Greenland?
- 02In which modern-day country is the L'Anse aux Meadows settlement located?
- 03The Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows is situated on the northernmost tip of which large island?
- 04Besides Vinland, the sagas mention two other lands discovered west of Greenland. What was the name for the 'Land of Flat Stones'?
- 05What is the name of the only authenticated Norse archaeological site in North America?
- 06What name did Leif Erikson give to the region in North America where he established a settlement, a name meaning 'Wine Land'?
- 07What valuable resource, for which 'Markland' was named, was a primary reason for subsequent Norse voyages to North America?
- 08What term did the Norse use to refer to the indigenous peoples they encountered in Vinland?
- 09Leif Erikson's expedition to Vinland is generally believed to have occurred around which year?
- 10According to the sagas, who was the first European to sight the mainland of North America, though he did not land there?