Ch. 5 - Germanic Tribes

Visigoths

100

After the death of King Alaric the Visigoths were drive from Gaul into ____________ where they set up a capital called _______________.

Hispania

Toledo

200

The name of the ruling family of the Visigoths.

Severianus

300

King Reccared of the Visigoths announced his conversion from Arianism to Catholicism at what event?

Third Council of Toledo

400

What was forbade at the Third Council of Toledo?

Arianism (in 589!)

500

This saint wrote Etymologies in Spain.  It is an encyclopedia that helped to preserve Greco-Roman learning.

St. Isidore of Seville

Ostrogoths

100

This was the last Emperor of the Western Empire.  He was a boy.  He was deposed by Odoacer.

Romulus Augustulus

200

Odoacer was overthrown by this Ostrogoth.

Theodoric the Great

300

A _______________ is someone who governs in place of a king or queen who is too young is called.

Theodoric's grandson, Amalaric had one when he became king.

Regent

400

Theodoric was raised in ___________ for 10 years.  Here he learned Greek and Roman ways.  

Constantinople

500

During Theodoric's reign as King of Italy, he allied with what other Germanic tribe?

Visigoths

Vandals

100

The Vandals moved from Southern Gaul, through Hispania (looting it!) and into _______  ________.

North Africa

200

The king of the Vandals was ____________.  He had a lame leg, but was fierce in battle and had strong oratory skills.

Genseric

300

The Vandals conquered the Mediterranean. They conquered Carthage, Hippo, 3 Mediterranean islands, and Rome.

Name the three islands.

Sardinia, Corsica, and Sicily

400

By this point the Vandals were what religion?

Arians

500

Explain the relationship between the Vandals and Catholics?  How were the Catholics treated?

Looted churches, took Church land, cruel, made martyrs

Franks

100

The Franks were the______ Germanic tribe to be converted to Catholicism.

First

Second

Third

First

200

This position was a member of the Merovingian court,  It meant chancellor - chief magistrate - to the king.

Mayor of the Palace

300

This person married a Burgundian, Catholic princess.

Clovis

400

This person had the nickname of  "the hammer".

Charles Martel

500

This person became king of the Franks.  He was the first king of the Carolingian line.  

Pepin the Short

Misc.

100

Medieval Europe was rooted in these three things:

The presence of Christianity in the people, rulers, law, and culture.

200

Medieval Europe was rooted in these three things:

1 - Catholic Church

2- Roman Empire

3- Germanic Tribes

300

Germanic law meant "age old custom".  Those accused of a tribe were considered _______________ until proven _____________.

The three kinds of evidence were the ________, _________, and __________.

guilty - until proven - innocent

oath, ordeal, combat

400

From last chapter :) Who saved Rome from the Huns and the Vandals?

St. Pope Leo I

500

Years:

476:

493: 

496:

588:

751:

Worth 200 extra points! = 700!

476: Fall of Roman Empire in the West

493: Theodoric the Ostrogoth, King of Italy

496: Clovis baptized as a Catholic

589: King Reccared bans Arianism in Hispania

751: Pepin the Short crowned king