Have your students read a brief passage before answering questions about the Norse explorer who was the first European to land on the continent of North America, Leif Erikson.Download our World History: The Rise of Europe (500s-1500s AD) PowerPoint to learn more about the life of Leif Erikson.Also, check out FREE activity about the Norse explorer who actually discovered North America first and before Leif Erikson, Bjarni Herjólfsson.Check out our store and follow us for hundreds of other great p