Vocabulary
A political and social system based on land grants and mutual military obligations.
Feudalism
Romans used this word for foreing, uncivilized peoples beyond the border
Barbarians
In less Romanised areas, Germanic influence formed the basis of these two languages.
English and German
The Visigoths came to the peninsula in this year as allies of Rome
409
Thgis was the empire that Charlemagne ruled over.
Carolingian Empire
Manor
These nomadic herders from the Asian steppe attacked Germanic tribes, pushing them into Roman lands.
Huns
This kingdom settled across modern France and western Germany and became the most enduring post-Roman empire.
Frankish Kingdom
After the Franks defeated them in 507, the Visigoths left this capital city for Toledo.
Toulouse
Charlemagne's capital city
Aachen
A sworn ceremony of personal loyalty between a noble and their superior lord.
In AD 395, this emperor permanently split the empire into East and West
Who is Theodosius
In the Germanic rural economy, this was the main source of wealth, owned by wealthy families.
Land
The Visigoth king relied on this royal court, along with dukes and counts.
Aula Regia
Charlemagne presented himself as a defender of this religious community
Christendom
This Byzantine emperor ordered Roman laws to be collected into one code.
Justinian.
In AD 451, Attilas Huns lost his battle in Gual
These Christian leaders preserved urban order and records.
Bishops
The Visigoths converted to Catholocism at this council in 589
Third Council of Toledo
The treaty that divided Charlemagne's empire after his death.
Treaty of Verdun
These were books or documents written on parchment and entirely by hand.
Manuscript
In AD 476, this leader deposed Romulus Augustulus, ending the Western Roman Empire
Odoacer
Monks copied manuscripts in this room.
Scriptorium
This law code established common laws for Visigoths and Hispano-Romans.
Liber ludiciorum
This son of Charlemagne succeeded him, but his reign was unstable.
Louis the Pious