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The Age of Exploration
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Vocabulary
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Asia
 Denmark
Europe
Greenland
Greenlander's Saga
Iceland
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Key Concepts
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Before the time of Columbus, people told stories about an unknown land in
the ocean between Europe and Asia.
There was only one proven report of a landing
in North America before the time of Columbus. That was
by a people called the Vikings.
The Vikings lived in an area of northern Europe called Scandinavia.
From there, the Vikings sailed west and built settlements in Iceland
and Greenland.
Today, Scandinavia is the countries of Norway, Sweden,
and Denmark. A saga is an adventure story that tells
about the brave deeds of people of
long ago. A story called the Greenlanders'
Saga tells of the travels of the
Vikings from settlements in Greenland to the Americas. |
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Stories of an Unknown Land
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Norway
saga
Scandinavia
Sweden
Vikings
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Additional Information
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Greenlanders' Saga - The Greenlanders' Saga is a very old book. It tells the story of the voyages of Bjarni Herjolfsson and Leif Eriksson. The dates in the book match the time facts discovered by archeologists. |
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