What Technological Advantage Led to the Vikings' Successful Conquests and Trade

question 30

Multiple Choice

What technological advantage led to the Vikings' successful conquests and trade?

• A) sophisticated longships that could travel up rivers
• B) superior metallurgy techniques that produced stronger and more durable weapons
• C) the ingestion of medicinal herbs that eliminated pain during battle
• D) the development of gunpowder technologies that they had learned from merchants along the Silk Road

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