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Jan 1, 800
Viking age
The Viking age started in around 800s (A.D) There were about 30 kingdoms in Norway. It was very hard to defeat them by land. But Vikings were very smart and had good battle strategies and started building long dark horse shaped boats. This was so that they could be practically invisible by raiding in the dark. They started plundering, looting, raiding and nobody expected it. -
Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1125
Viking age
The Vikings had now built a new community where everyone was treated properly and fairly, but the Viking age soon ended after 300 years when most Vikings switched to Christianity. They didn’t want to kill other people. But the people who stayed were soon killed when kingdoms developed new strategies and bigger boats that could carry more men. The Viking age ended 300 years after it started -
Sep 15, 1254
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice,Italy
Marco Polo is a famous traveler and coloniser. He set out to reach China with his father. To reach that country he took the Silk Road. He was only 17 years old when he took these challenges. Once he reached China they took him to court when the ruler of China, Kublai Khan sponsored his trips around the world. -
Period: Sep 15, 1254 to Jan 8, 1324
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a great explorer and had explored many countries like Tibet, India and Burma he then died in 1324 -
Oct 31, 1451
Christopher Columbus and Vasco da gama
Christopher and Vasco da gama are both very famous explorers. But Christopher went in the wrong side of history. But they were very great explorers. They started using tools like log book, astrolabes, compasses and much more.
