Medieval Greenland Norse

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Medieval Greenland Norse
By Gabby Orsino, Ben Meshumar, and Sam Havlicek
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Society
Erik the Red was exiled from the Scandinavian
empire. He spent years sailing the waters and
eventually wound up on a piece of land that he
called Greenland in order to attract settlers. 2
settlements were established, East and West.
Began as an independent society but later
re-established under the king. Prosperation
depended on trade. Very harsh conditions.
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What happened to the population
Lief Eriksson brought a big wave of settlers to
the young land. Among these new inhabitants came
the religious types Church was established. Huge
population boom. Geography, Climate and Resources
were a recipe for destruction. Possible clash
between Greenlandians and the native Inuit people.
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Aspect of life

• Environment
• Religion
• Attitude

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Greenland And the U.S.Similarities

• Food
• Trade

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Greenland And the U.S.Difrences

• Population Size
• Food resource
• Climate
• Change

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SOCIETY BEFORE AND AFTER GROWTH
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RESOURCES

• BEFORE
• -cows, sheep, goats, birds, fish, seals (animal
  life)
• -farm land
• -fresh waters
• AFTER
• -thinner soils, shorter growing seasons
• -livestock could no longer be maintained
• -climate change caused resources to deminish

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ECONOMY

• BEFORE
• -relied on trading goods
• -cod fishing, falconry, sea mammal oil, soapstone
  and walrus ivory had become intense commercial
  efforts, driven by the need to pay taxes to kings
  and tithes to the church
• -Greenland's Norse in particular traded heavily
  on its walrus ivory resources
• AFTER
• -climate change caused resources to dwindle, had
  less to trade
• -demand for Greenlands primary export, walrus
  tusks, went down
• -less economically stable

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SOCIAL

• BEFORE
• -The Norse had a population of 4-5000
• -Ruins of more than 300 farms, twenty-two
  churches, a nunnery, and many cemeteries
• -Traded with Iceland and Scandinavia
• AFTER
• -Communication between trading ships went down
• -Loss of support from home or trade partners
  (Iceland and Scandinavia

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Bibliography
Mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/htmlonly/greenland.html
Greenland-guide.gl/leif2000/history.htm Archaelo
gy.org/online/featured/greenland