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Chapter 5: Germanic Kingdoms in the West quiz
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1The Dark Ages [blank_start]AD 400-900[blank_end]
End of the Roman Empire in the West [blank_start]AD 476[blank_end]
Theodoric defeats Odoacer and proclaimed king of Italy [blank_start]AD 488[blank_end]
Clovis, king of the Franks, is baptized a Catholic [blank_start]AD 496[blank_end]
King Reccared officially bans Arianism in Hispania [blank_start]AD 589[blank_end]
Pepin the Short, Mayor of the Palace, is crowned King of the Franks [blank_start]AD 751[blank_end]- AAD 400-900
- BAD 476
- CAD 488
- DAD 496
- EAD 589
- FAD 751
2Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire; abdicated to Odoacer in 476, ending the Roman Empire in the West:
- ARomulus Augustus
- BClovis
- CReccared
- DTheodoric
3King of the Franks, and the first German ruler to convert to the Catholic Faith:
- AClovis
- BAlaric
- CReccared
- DRomulus Augustus
4Son of Leovigild, converted to the Catholic Faith and brought the whole Visigothic people into the Catholic Church:
- AReccared
- BTheodoric
- CClovis
- DAlaric
5Latin, meaning "regal" or "royal":
- Aregalia
- Bregalis
- Cregency
- Dregent
6The medieval encyclopedia:
- AEtymologies
- Bregalis
- Cpantheon
- Dgarrison
7Held in 589, unified the Catholic and Arian churches of Spain:
- ASt Isidore
- BCouncil of Toledo
- Cchancellor
- DClovis
8A being who has more power than a human being but less than a god: [blank_start]demigod[blank_end]
- Ademigod
9Son of Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne, Mayor of the Palace, crowned king of the Franks in 751, founded the Carolingian line of kings: [blank_start]Pepin the Short[blank_end]
- APepin the Short
10King of the Visigoths, sacked Rome in 410: [blank_start]Alaric[blank_end]
- AAlaric
11Troops stationed in a territory or at a base camp: [blank_start]garrison[blank_end]
- Agarrison
12The gods of a people or nation; also a temple dedicated to all the gods: [blank_start]pantheon[blank_end]
- Apantheon
13Bishop of Seville, wrote the famous Etymologies: [blank_start]St Isidore[blank_end]
- ASt Isidore
14The secretary or chief magistrate of a king: [blank_start]chancellor[blank_end]
- Achancellor
15The line of the Frankish kings claiming descent from the legendary hero, Merovech: [blank_start]Merovings[blank_end]
- AMerovings
16A seven-branched candelabrum used in Jewish worship; in ancient times the Jerusalem temple had a large one: [blank_start]menorah[blank_end]
- Amenorah
17The line of Frankish kings descended from Charles Martel (Carolus Martellus): [blank_start]Carolingian[blank_end]
- ACarolingian
18A Germanic title for the ruling chief of the people, either an hereditary office or elected by the principle nobles: [blank_start]king[blank_end]
- Aking
19The reign of a regent: [blank_start]regency[blank_end]
- Aregency
20Age-old custom, traditional justice: [blank_start]Germanic law[blank_end]
- AGermanic law
21King of the Ostrogoths, king of Italy, ruled the largest territory of any kingdom in the West until his death: [blank_start]Theodoric[blank_end]
- ATheodoric
22One who governs a kingdom for a king or queen who is too young to govern: [blank_start]regent[blank_end]
- Aregent
23The emblems or symbols of royalty: [blank_start]regalia[blank_end]
- Aregalia
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