Vikings

In the 8 -11 century the Vikings dominated the world. They had came from Scandinavia which is Norway, Sweden , Denmark and Finland. They had traded and some times plundered lots of goods and treasure .

The Vikings had raided All of Europe’s church’s for all the gold and money.

From the east side of the world they got Spices such as curry ,cinnamon cloves, garlic and much more was traded from India and also silk from China.

Chocolate was made by coco beans in America or known as Vinland which was named by the Vikings.

by Aidan

Make Way For Farms

Early New Zealand settlers chopped forests down to make way for their farms. New Zealand had lots of space for farms so the settlers came here from Britain.

Early New Zealand Explorers

Aidan Hits the Waves these Holidays

Aidan has shared his excited feelings about going to the beach to create excitement in his introduction.
Here is the introduction to his holiday recount:

Yeah! I said to myself as I got to the beach and the waves were enormous. I got to the next wave and it got bigger and bigger and then I got dumped like a bat getting hit. "Are you all right?" said my sister.