Horsemen/Fighters
After the Huns would fight, what would they do?
conquered and moved on
Who was the first tribe the Huns fought in Europe?
The Alani in the late 300's
What type of leader was Attila?
A ruthless leader and he stopped at nothing to get what he wanted.
What Emperor felt threatened by the Huns and arranged a truce?
Theodosius II
What were the Huns known to fight on?
Horseback
As the Huns moved further west who did they threaten?
The Visigoths and the Ostrogoths who were two branches of the larger ethnic group called the Goths.
True or False:
Attila made more treaties with the Roman Empire and accumulated a large amount of wealth?
True
What was the truce that was made with the Huns and Emperor Theodosius?
The emperor agreed to pay 350 pounds of gold per year in exchange for the Huns to promise not to invade or plunder the empire.
Name 2 weapons the Huns use in battle.
double horned bow and arrows, hooked lances, curved scimitars, and double edged daggers.
Who convinced the Roman government to allow them to become part of the empire to protect them from the Huns?
The Visigoths
Where was Attila's only military defeat?
When the Huns attached modern day France and were defeated because the Romans and the Visigoths joined forces.
By 432 the Hun tribe recognized a single Hunnish King who was?
Rua or Rugila
How soon would a Hun boy could learn to fight?
As soon as he could sit on a horse.
As the Huns moved further in Europe who were they defeating?
Other barbarian tribes
What happened to the Huns empire after Atilla died?
His sons divided the empire and they quarreled among themselves and became weak.
When the Hunnish king Rua died what were the names of his two nephews who came into power?
Bleda and Attila
What type of people were the Huns known as?
Barbarians-meaning foreigner or stranger.
What was the purpose of the Huns fighting in Europe?
Sometimes for their own purposes and sometimes the romans would hire them to fight other tribes.
How long did the Huns empire cause destruction and pain?
About 75 years
What happened when the empire agreed to pay the Huns double per year but did not keep their end of the bargain?
The Huns attached the empire and conquered almost to Constantinople. The empire then made another treaty with the Huns and had to pay even more.