Author Question: Erik the Red's first trip to Greenland a. Was an attempt to escape the army of Alfred I of ... (Read 79 times)

stephzh · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Erik the Red's first trip to Greenland

a. Was an attempt to escape the army of Alfred I of England.
b. Was the result of the Thing's (legislative body) decision to exile him for being a thief.
c. Occurred when he was blown off course near Greenland.
d. Was accidental as he was returning for Iceland.
e. Occurred when he was trying to establish a trade post that would link Russian trade.

Question 2

In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, two-thirds of all the gold entering Europe originated in

a. China.
b. West Africa.
c. the Americas.
d. the Middle East.
e. India.