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Chapter 17
Term | Definition |
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About 300 A.D, groups of Germans left _________________ ______________ and settled in the Roman Empire. | Southern Europe |
The Germans lived in villages surrounded by _________________ and pastures. | farmlands |
German men spent most of their time fighting, ____________, or making weapons. | hunting |
Women did most of the ____________ ______________. | farm work |
German warriors were organized into bands headed by _______________, who provided the warriors with food and shelter. | Chieftains |
The warrior gave complete _______________ to the chieftains. | loyalty |
The Germans' love battle was closely linked to their ______________. | religion |
It was believed that brave warriors who died in battle were carried by goddesses to a place called ______________. | Valhalla |
Germans believed that law came from the ________________ and not from a ruler. | people |
Germans determined guilt or innocence through _____________. | ordeal |
German courts often imposed _____________ rather than physical punishment or other types of punishment. | fines |
The ____________ ___________ defeated the Romans at the battle of Adrianople in 378 A.D. | West Goths |
In 410 A.D., they captured Rome and later moved into _____________, where they set up their own kingdom. | Spain |
The _________________, another German group settled in North Africa and raided cities and settlements along the coast of the Mediterranean. | Vandals |