The Germanic tribes and the Roman Empire
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Explain the German two-field system in your notebook with a drawing.
The field is split in two: crop on one part, fallow on the other; they swap every year.
2
Write four causes of the “Great Migration of Peoples”.
Population growth, need for land, inequality of property, pressure of the Huns and climate change.
3
On a map find the lands where the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals and Franks formed states.
Visigoths — the Iberian Peninsula and part of Gaul; Ostrogoths — Italy; Vandals — North Africa; Franks — Gaul.
4
Why is this period seen as the start of the “Middle Ages”? Write 3–4 sentences.
Because the ancient Roman state fell, Germanic kingdoms appeared in its place and feudal relations began to form.