Ch 17: The Germans

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Germans entered the Roman Empire seeking a warmer climate and ____________.

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new grazing lands

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Germanic settlement:

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Long thatched-roof houses with farmland around them.

Front

In dealing with strangers, Germans behaved with _________.

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great hospitality

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In Germanic society, greatest loyalty was to _________.

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their clan

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In Germanic society, the blood feud was...

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revenge sought by descendants of people who quarreled.

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Germanic courts punished by imposing a payment called _____________.

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the wergeld

Front

Original homes of the Goths were...

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on the Balkan Peninsula

Front

To occupy Spain, the West Goths drove out __________.

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Romans and Vandals

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The Vandals gained a reputation for destructiveness as...

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Mediterranean pirates

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After 476, Rome and Italy were ruled by...

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generals and leaders of Germanic groups