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People
Village Life
War/ Law
Conquerors
100
What is a clan?
A group of people
100
God of War, learning, poetry, and magic
Wodan
100
What type of houses did they live in?
Wood houses with a thatched roof. Half of the house was for people and the other half was for animals. There was farmland around the home.
100
What was the name of a person who would testify for you?
A oath-helper
100
What nickname did Theodoric take?
King of Italy
200
Who leads a clan?
Chieftain
200
Leader of the Huns
Atilla
200
German people lived on what peninsula originally
Balken Peninsula
200
Who did the German soldiers fight for?
Chieftan
200
Name the German general who ruled for 15 years after the Battle of Adrianople
Odoacer
300
A fight between families
blood- feuds
300
In 500, he declared himself the king
Theodoric the Great
300
What job did the women have?
House & Farm work
300
Give an example of an ordeal
-Walking across hot coals - Tied and thrown into a river
300
How did Atilla die?
Nose bleed
400
A fine
wergeld
400
Where did the Vandals immigrate to? What became their new occupation?
Northern Africa Pirates
400
Name three activities the Germans did for fun
feasting, drinking, gamboling, boxing, wrestling, iceskating, and dancing.
400
What determined a person's innocence?
Weath
400
True or False Theodoric encouraged a good relationship between Romans and Vandals
False He encouraged a good relationship between Goths and Romans
500
Place of the German afterlife
Valhalla
500
Atilla's nickname
Little Daddy
500
At first the Germans could not read or write. They adopted what alphabet?
Latin
500
What was their battle suit made of?
leather
500
Name the 6 major kingdoms that formed
Franks Ostrogoths Visigoths Anglo-Saxons Vandals Lombards