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ERIK THE RED: COLONIZER OF GREENLAND

ERIK THE RED: COLONIZER OF GREENLAND. Elizabeth Camus Period 1/ 2 Honors 9 Ms. Bohon / La Rocca March 6 th , 2014. Biography. Born in Norway Moved to Iceland Exiled from Iceland Discovered and founded Greenland Settled down here with wife and children. History. Discovered Greenland

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ERIK THE RED: COLONIZER OF GREENLAND

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  1. ERIK THE RED: COLONIZER OF GREENLAND Elizabeth Camus Period 1/ 2 Honors 9 Ms. Bohon/ La Rocca March 6th, 2014

  2. Biography • Born in Norway • Moved to Iceland • Exiled from Iceland • Discovered and founded Greenland • Settled down here with wife and children

  3. History • Discovered Greenland • Founded Greenland • Had Europeans colonize land • Established laws and punishments • Established government

  4. Culture • Had strong ties with Iceland and Norway • Were hunter-gatherers, traders, and pillagers • Raised sheep and cattle • Farmed crops • Pillaged towns

  5. Technology • Used tools like saws and barrel staves • Shared ideas and ways of living with Inuit tribe • Received ideas about tools and weaponry

  6. Geography • Very cold and humid • Surrounded by Atlantic and Artic oceans • United Kingdom, Iceland, and Norway were to right • Canada to left

  7. Works Cited • "Culture of Greenland." Countries and Their Culture. Avameg, Inc., 2014. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. • Dalbera, Annie. Nordic Art. 2014. Photograph. Science Nordic. 29 Jan. 2012. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. • Diamond, Jared. Norse Greenland: A Controlled Experiment in Collapse--A Selection from Collapse. United Kingdom: Penguin, 2012. Print. • "Eric the Red." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2014. • Erik the Red. 2013. Photograph. Biography. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. • "Erik the Red Biography." The Biography Channel. A+E Television Networks, LLC, 2014. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. • "Greenland Geography." Greenland Holiday. Greenland Explored, 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. • Map of Greenland. 2012. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Media Wiki, 17 Apr. 2010. Web. 4 • Mar. 2014. • Viking Explorers. 2013. Photograph. VK. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. • Viking Ships. 2013. Photograph. ALTHistory. 27 Oct. 2013. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. • Viking Weapons. 2014. Photograph. BBC. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.

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