a long network of roads or sea routes that merchants and traders used to transport goods between one place and another
Trade route
all the people living in a country, with shared traditions, laws, interests, and activities
society
someone who buys and sells goods
Merchant
a surprise attack to steal objects, animals, or people or to destroy property; to attack quickly and unexpectedly to steal or to destroy property
raid
items made from clay and baked to become hard
Pottery
soil or land that is excellent for growing crops or other plants
fertile
to stay and live in a place
Settle
to treat in a way to prevent rotting
preserve
to ban from a town or village forever
outlaw
a group of people who all have similar levels of wealth, influence, and status
social class
a long, narrow boat used by Viking explorers and warriors
longboat
a Viking merchant boat
Knarr boat
to receive money, property, or a title after the death of the previous owner
inherit
one hundred years
Century
a person who works on a boat or ship
sailor
a person who explores at sea
Navigator
buying and selling goods
trade
a way of showing events in order of when they happened, along a line
timeline
a soldier
Warrior
a place where people live and make a community
Settlement
a thick, black, sticky substance made from wood or coal
tar
a person who studies objects and sites from the past to learn about human history
archaeologist
things that people trade, for example food, tools, clothing, and luxury items
goods
a person who is skilled at a craft, such as jewellery-making, furniture-making or metalwork
Craftsperson
a layer of grass and soil held together by grass and plant roots
turf
established or begun
Founded