Ch 17: The Germans

Front

The Germans came into the Roman Empire looking for a warmer climate and ____________.

Back

new grazing lands

Front

Which of these best describes a Germanic settlement?

Back

Long thatched-roof houses with farmland around them

Front

In dealing with strangers, Germans behaved with _________.

Back

great hospitality

Front

In Germanic society, people gave their greatest loyalty to _________.
Options: their clan, their farm, the gods, courts of law

Back

their clan

Front

In Germanic society, the blood feud was _________.

Back

revenge sought by descendants of people who quarreled

Front

Germanic courts sometimes punished people by imposing a payment called___________.

Back

the wergeld

Front

The original homes of the Goths were: on the Balkan Peninsula, in southern Gaul, along the North African coast, in central Asia

Back

on the Balkan Peninsula

Front

Who did the West Goths drive out to occupy Spain?

Back

Romans and Vandals

Front

The Vandals gained their reputation for destructiveness as _______.

Back

Mediterranean pirates

Front

After 476, Rome and Italy were ruled by ______.

Back

generals and leaders of Germanic groups