Ancient Germanic Peoples

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Germans migrated south into the Roman Empire around 300 A.D. Where did they move and what occurred?

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Into the Danube River valley, where a blending of German and Roman ways took place.

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Germans participated in Roman life but retained their culture. What did they live in and what surrounded them?

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Villages surrounded by farmlands and pastures.

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Germans had many gods linked to battle. Chief god?

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Wodan

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Son of the chief god?

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Thor

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Germans believed goddesses carried spirits of warriors who died in battle.

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Only those of warriors who died in battle.

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In the late 300s, both groups were attacked by:

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The Huns led by Attila, or “Little Daddy”.

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In 410 A.D., the West Goths, led by Alaric, captured and looted Rome.

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The West Goths, led by Alaric, captured and looted the city of Rome.

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Vandals after being driven out by West Goths:

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Crossed the Mediterranean to North Africa, became pirates, attacked Mediterranean cities.

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476 A.D.: Odoacer took control of the Western Roman Empire, ruling in his own name for nearly 15 years.

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Odoacer ruled the Western Roman Empire without appointing an emperor.

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By 550 A.D., the Roman Empire in the West faded away, replaced by six major and many minor Germanic kingdoms.

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Roman Empire in the West faded; replaced by six major and many minor Germanic kingdoms.