Ancient Germanic Peoples

BACKGROUND: In the first several hundred years of A.D., Germanic people groups migrated from northern Europe south toward the Roman Empire. The Romans fought to keep the Germans out for many years, but by around 300 A.D., the Roman Empire was in decline and could no longer fight them off. QUESTION: Where did the Romans allow groups of Germans to move AND what happened there?

• Into Ireland, where a blending German and Roman
• Into the British Isles, where a blending of German and British ways German and British ways took place
• Into the Danube River valley, where a blending of German and Roman ways took place
• Into the Indus River valley, where a blending of German and Indus ways

Although Germans took part in Roman life, they also kept much of their own culture. What did they live in AND what were those surrounded by?

• They lived in castles surrounded by walls
• They lived in boats surrounded by oceans and seas
• They lived in villages surrounded by farmlands and pastures
• They lived in caves surrounded by mountains

What did the German villagers HERD, TRADE, and GROW? [Select ALL correct options!]

• They herded cattle which provided food and clothing
• They traded cattle for Roman glass vessels, table articles, and jewelry
• They grew barley, rye, wheat, beans, and peas
• They traded gold for crops, dairy, and meat
• They grew pumpkins, corn, squash, and avocados

What did German WOMEN wear? [Select ALL correct options!]

• They wore long skirts made of different yarns, or one-piece sack-like dresses that extended from the shoulders to the feet
• They wore scarves or shawls fastened with a bone pin
• They wore short skirts made up of one type of yarn, or two-piece cloth dress that extended from the arms to the knees
• They wore fur hats or hoods that fastened with leather straps
• They wore close fitting trousers

What did German MEN wear? [Select ALL correct options!]

• They wore close fitting trousers
• They wore short woolen tunics, or coat-like garments
• They covered the tunics with cloaks fastened on the right shoulder with a brooch
• They wore scarves or shawls fastened with a bone pin
• They wore short skirts made up of one type of yarn, or two-piece cloth dress that extended from the arms to the knees

The Germans’ love of battle was closely linked to their religion. Germans had many gods who liked to fight and to hunt. Who was their chief god?

• Wodan
• Thor
• Loki
• Freya
• Heimdall

What was their chief god the god of? (I split this question in 2.) [Select ALL correct options!]

• War
• Poetry
• Love
• Water
• The underworld

What was their chief god the god of? (I split this question in 2.) [Select ALL correct options!]

• Learning
• Magic
• Thunder
• Love
• Water

Who was the son of their chief god?

• Wodan
• Thor
• Freya
• Heimdall
• Balder

What was their chief god's SON the god of? [Select ALL correct options!]

• War
• Poetry
• Thunder
• Love
• The underworld