Intro
Franks
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Random
100
What were the 2 most important early European civilizations?
Greeks and Romans
100
What was the name of the family that ruled the Franks?
Merovingians
100
Who were the original natives of the British Isles?
Celts
100
Vikings originate from what area of Europe
Scandinavia
100
What is "knowledge passed down from one generation to another"?
Legacy
200
Name two external forces that caused the fall of Rome.
Disease, Repeated attacks from the Germanic barbarian invaders
200
What was the code of Law among the Franks?
Salic Code
200
Name three places where the Anglo Saxons push the Celts.
Cornwall, Wales, Scotland
200
Why did Vikings go on raiding parties?
The land they had could not support them any more
200
Who were the "Great's"?
Alfred & Charles
300
What was the language of the Greeks and the Romans?
Latin
300
What was the fine that was paid as punishment for crimes?
Wergild
300
What was a famous Anglo-Saxon poem?
Beowulf
300
Who were the keepers of Viking History?
Scalds
300
What is "an organized group of people with a common culture, language and laws to keep order"?
Civilization
400
What is the law which protected Roman subjects from war and violence?
Pax Romana
400
Who was the first Merovingian King?
Clovis I
400
Who helped save/evangelize civilization in Western Europe?
Irish Monks
400
What is the name of a Viking parliament?
Thing
400
The Irish practiced a form of Nature worship called
Druidism
500
Which people conquered the Roman Empire?
Goths
500
What king was known as Charles the Great?
Charlemagne
500
Who brought Christianity to Ireland?
St. Patrick
500
What modern day province is the only place where Vikings landed in North America?
Newfoundland
500
Who were slaves Vikings had who did most of the heavy work on the farms?
Thralls
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