Chapter 1a Flashcards
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What did the franks conquer?
The roman province of gaul
What does monothestic mean?
Mono=one thestic=god
What is the most famous frank royal family?
The merovingians
How long did the merovingians rule?
Close to 300 years
Who is the most successful merovingian?
Clovis the 1st
How did the merovingians fall?
Constant infighting and violent bickering between heirs
The franks were really_______
Violent
What was the frank law?
The salic code
The frank had a very distinct _________ _______
Social class
Who wrote the torah
Moses
Who were the majority of the franks
Serfs - peasent farmers
What did franks wear?
Lots of jewlery
Both wore hair long
Free men wore armor and carried weapons - francisca
Who is gregory of tours and what book did he write?
Historian mild mannered
History of the franks
What is a primary source?
First hand account of event
Birth dates
What is a secondary source?
Account put together long after event
Newspaper
Werglid
Man money
Plague
Contagious disease
Arson
Intentionally setting fire to property
Social class
Gruoups in society
Betrothal
Promise to marry
What year did rome reach its peak
117 ad
When did neighbors cause problems
161 ad
When did diocletes split the empire?
284 ad
When was the roman emp fading
400 ad