Question

Chance for everyone What was a major achievement of Erik the Red and Leif Erikson?

1. They established the first permanent settlement in what is now Canada.
2. They converted the Vikings to Christianity, ending their belief in polytheism.
3. They built the first successful Viking longships that could be used in battle.
4. They led Vikings to discover parts of Greenland and North America.

Answer 1

Erik the Red and Leif Erikson led Vikings to discover parts of Greenland and North America.

Step-by-step explanation:

A major achievement of Erik the Red and Leif Erikson was that they led Vikings to discover parts of Greenland and North America. Leif Erikson, the son of Erik the Red, found a land to the west that he called Vinland, which is present-day North America. This discovery by the Vikings predates Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas by about five hundred years.

In early 1000s, Leif Erikson journeyed to a land west of Greenland which he named Vinland because of the grapes near its shores. While his initial contact with the Indigenous populations did not result in permanent settlement due to conflicts, the Norse did establish temporary sites, as evidenced by archaeological discoveries, such as the one at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada.

The Vikings were renowned navigators of their age, using their longships to explore unknown regions. Though their attempt at colonization in North America did not last, they were the first Europeans to establish contact with the continent, laying the groundwork for future European exploration and settlement.