SS 8 Test Flashcards
What’s the definition for Germanic people?
European people the spoke Germanic language or Angles, Saxons, Frank’s, and Ostrogoths
What’s the definition for Barbarian?
Non-Roman person or uncultured person
Who was the most successful ruler in the Merovingian Royal Family?
Clovis I
What’s the definition for Arson?
Setting fire to property on purpose
How long did the Carolingian empire last?
770-840
When did Charlemagne come to power?
768 C.E.
What did Charlemagne want to do when he was ruling?
He wanted to revive the practice of architecture?
Who or what are Celtic people?
A Western European culture or the Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton are all celts
Where did the Viking age end?
1070
What the definition for fjord?
It’s is a long narrow salt water bay with high cliffs
What’s the definition for runes?
Letters based on those in the Roman Alphabet
What’s the definition for social class?
The belong to the society determined by money, role in society and parentage
What’s wergild mean?
Man-money, that is a person value in money
Why did Rome fall?
- Slaves
- Spent more money on decorations and entertainment
- To large of an empire
- Contagious diseases
What’s the definition of Plague?
A contagious des ease that is out of control and kills many?
