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The Germanic Tribes

The Germanic Tribes. 300 AD – 550 AD. Village Life. Agrarian Society Simple clothing Hospitality Warriors, Clans, and Chieftans Language became modern German Used Roman letters for their language. Germanic Gods = Warriors. Wodan. Frijar. Thor. Law.

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The Germanic Tribes

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  1. The Germanic Tribes 300 AD – 550 AD

  2. Village Life • Agrarian Society • Simple clothing • Hospitality • Warriors, Clans, and Chieftans • Language became modern German • Used Roman letters for their language

  3. Germanic Gods = Warriors Wodan Frijar Thor

  4. Law • Came from the people, not an emperor • Passed down • Blood Feuds  Led to courts • Oaths, Oath Helpers, and Ordeals • Wergeld  Punishment

  5. Review • How do we know the Germanic Tribes were civilized? • What is a clan? • What is a chieftan? • Tell me about their law.

  6. The Conquerors • Ostrogoths (East Goths) and Visigoths (West Goths) • The Huns • The Romans

  7. The Huns Defeat the Ostrogoths, East Goths

  8. Story of the Visigoths (West Goths) • Flee from Huns • Seek Roman Protection • Treated horribly • Revolt (create your own ten question quiz) • Fall of Rome 1 • Fall of Rome 2 • Fall of Rome 3 • Fall of Rome 4 • Fall of Rome 5 • Fall of Rome 6

  9. The Sack of Rome 410 AD Alaric

  10. A Look Ahead

  11. Dark Ages • The fall of Rome marked the death of education and literacy, sophisticated architecture, advanced economic interaction, and, not least, the rule of written law. • The 'dark ages' which followed were dark not only because written sources were few and far between, but because life became nasty, brutish and short.

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