Greenland Vikings process of Dying out
- Created by: Kathleenviolet
- Created on: 28-12-13 18:59
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- When the Vikings arrived they cut down Greenland's trees
- Cattle and sheep over-grazed the land causing soil erosion
- By D 1350, the Little Ice Age had begun. Climate become colder and winters longer
- Cattle and sheep had less hay to eat in the winter
- People ran short pf food, and animals did not survive the winter
- Less food was caught in the shorter summer months
- There may have been fighting with the local people (Inuit) as resources ran short
- People ran short pf food, and animals did not survive the winter
- More sea ice stopped trade with Iceland and Norway
- People ran short pf food, and animals did not survive the winter
- Less food was caught in the shorter summer months
- There may have been fighting with the local people (Inuit) as resources ran short
- People ran short pf food, and animals did not survive the winter
- Cattle and sheep had less hay to eat in the winter
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