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41 Cards in this Set
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Date of the fall of the roman empire. |
476 A.D |
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Who was the last Roman emperor? |
Romolus Augustus |
R____ Aug____ |
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A group of Asiatic nomadic herdsmen, warlike people from Mongolia. |
Huns |
H_ _ s |
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When did the Huns enter Europe? |
They entered in the last days of Roman Empire. |
last days |
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Who was the famous leader of the Huns? |
Attila |
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What happened to the Huns after 451 A.D? |
A Roman general led a combined force of Goths(Germanic peoples) and Romans, thereafter, the Huns disappeared from history. |
Goths |
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Another name for the fall of Rome. |
Middle or Dark ages |
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When did the Visigoths sack Rome? |
410 A.D |
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What 2 branches did the Goths become? |
Visigoths (West Goths) Ostrogoths (East Goths) |
V______-- & O_____- |
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Where did the Visigoths settle? |
Gaul or Spain |
G_ _ _/ S_ _ _ _ |
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Who is Alaric? |
A King who led the Visigoths |
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When did the Ostrogoths conquered Italy? |
A.D 480 |
A.D _ _ 0 |
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Who's leader had taken over the Roman state in A.D 476? |
Odoacer |
O_ o _ _ _ _ |
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Who led the Ostrogoths to conquer Italy? |
Theodoric |
T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ c |
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What happened to Italy soon after 526? |
Justianian's army conquered Italy and incorporated it into the Byzantine Empire. |
Byzantine Empire |
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What area did the Vandals conquer in A.D 429? |
North African coast |
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Where did the Vandals come from? |
northern Europe |
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Where did the Vandals establish a kingdom before conquering Africa? |
Gaul and SPain |
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Name the leader of the Vandals. |
Gaiseric |
G_ i _ _ _ c |
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When did the Vandals plunder Rome? |
A.D 455 |
A.D _ _ 5 |
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Where did the Angles-Saxons come from? |
Northern Europe |
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What island did the Angles-Saxons invaded and permanently settle? |
Britain |
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What was the first important Frankish kingdom? |
Merovingian Kingdom |
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How did the Merovingian kingdom begin? |
When King Clovis expanded his kingdom in France and Western Germany in A.D 481. |
481 |
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How long did the Merovingians rule? |
A.D 481- A.D 768 |
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Who took over the political power of the Merovingians in the early 700's? |
Charles Martel |
C____ M____ |
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What power did Charles defeat at Tours? When? |
He defeated the Moslem invasion in A.D 732. |
Moslem |
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What Dynasty did Charles Martel found? |
Carolingian Dynasty |
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What is the latin word for Charles? |
Carolus |
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Who is the son of Charles Martel? |
Pepin the Short |
P_ _ _ n |
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Who succeeded Charles Martel and assumed the title of King of the Franks? |
Pepin the Short |
P _ _ _ n |
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What did the "Donation of Pepin" later become? |
Papal States |
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Who is the son of Pepin the short who was by the far most important Carolingian King? |
Charles the Great or Charlemagne |
Ch_ _ _ _ _ _ g _ _ |
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When did Charlemagne take over the kingdom of Pepin the Short? |
In A.D 768 |
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Charlemagne was crowned by the _____ in Rome on ______ Day of A.D _____ |
Pope.... Christmas.....800 |
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What did Charlemagne encourage? |
Learning and strengthened the law and order |
Learn, law, order |
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Who was the only son of Charlemagne? |
Louis the Pious |
L_ _ _ _ the P _ _ _ _ |
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What area did the Moslems attack? |
Coast of southern France and Italy |
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What did the Vikings do?
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They plundered and spread destruction throughout Europe. |
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Who is Gregory the Great? |
One of the most powerful church leaders who ruled Rome. 590-604 |
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What is a barbarian? |
Barbarian is a member of people not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greeks, Romans, Christians) |
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