Lesson25TheSpiritofExplorers维京人的海洋探险-维京人扩张图1TheVikingsdominatedtheseasandcoachofNorthernEuropebetweenthe8thand10thcenturiesAD
维京人的船是维京文化中重要的组成部分,可以说维京人的一切都与他们的船有密切联系
维京船制造的材料主要取自高大笔直的橡树
维京船分为战船和货船两类
战船较轻,船窄,灵活轻便,又很耐风浪;而货船的船身又高又宽,船体也很重,在波涛汹涌的大海中载重航行时可保持稳定
两类船都有通常所说的弯曲船首,用一整块完整的橡木精雕细刻而成
TheVikings,thefirstEuropeanswhoreachedAmerica
In982AD,whenamancalledErictheReddecidedtosetsailFurtherwest,therewereasManyas10,000VikingslivinginIceland
a1Beforelearningthetext,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkarrivedinAmericafirst
a)ChristopherColumbusb)AncientRomansc)Chinesed)Vikings2MatchthewordswiththeirexplanationsScandinaviaaalargeislandintheNorthAtlanticOcean,nearNorth-easternCanadaGreenlandbanareaofNorthEuropeconsistingofNorway,Sweden,DenmaekandFinlandNewfoundlandcacountryintheNorthAtlanticIcelanddalargeis