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100

This person led the Visigoths to sack Rome in 410 CE

Who is Alaric

100

This system of laws was created by the Visigoths and became the law of the land in Hispania

The Visigothic Code

100

The name of the famous crown discovered near Toledo.

What is the treasure of Guarrazar (Tesoro de Guarrazar).

100

The year the Visigoths famously sacked Rome.

What is 410 CE

200

The Visigothic capital city in Spain, which is now famous for 3 cultures

Toledo

200

A Roman tradition or practice the Visigoths adopted

The Roman Law

200

The Visigoths were a Germanic Tribe, but they are considered a major root og the modern Spanish _______________ (identity/people)

What are people, (nation or culture).

200

The name of the peninsula where the Visigoths established their kingdom.

What is the Iberian Peninsula?

300

This Spanish word refers to the period of Muslim rule that ended the Visigothic kingdom?

Al-Andalus

300
The Visigoths spoke a Germanic language, but what was the official language of the church & government
Latin
300

This architectural style, often considered the first Spanish style, features horseshoe arches and square floor plans in small churches.

What is Visigothic

300

The year the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula began, ending the Visigothic reign.

What is 711 CE?

400

This king converted the Visigoths from Arianism to Catholicism in 587 AD

Reccared l

400

This is the name for the councils or synods of bishops held in the capital that played a major role in Visigothic government.

The Councils of Toledo
400

One city in modern Spain that was a major center for the Visigoths.

What is Toledo (or Merida or Seville)?

400

The name of the key battle in 711 AD where the Visigoths were decisively defeated.

What is the Battle of Guadalete?

500

What general is famous for leading the Muslim invasion that defeated the last Visigothic king?

Tariq Ziyad

500

This term, meaning "judges code," refers to the Visigothic legal system known in Spanish as the "Fuero Juzgo".

The Visigothic Code

500

The Spanish word for the type of gold and and jewel-encrusted votive crosses and crowns the Visigoths are famous for making.

What are Coronas or Cruces votivas?

500

The mountain range in the north of the peninsula that was not conquered by the Muslims after 711 CE?

What are the Cantabrian Mountains or the Pyrenees (los Pirineos).