The Slavs and their states
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Compare the Slavs and the Germanic tribes in a table on three points: economy, government, religion.
Both had farming/herding, an assembly and a war leader; the Slavs had the veche and a prince, the Germanic tribes the konung.
2
Write the formation dates and founders of Bulgaria, Bohemia and Poland.
Bulgaria — end of the 7th c., Asparukh; Bohemia — early 10th c., the Přemyslids; Poland — mid-10th c., Mieszko I.
3
Why is Wenceslas honoured as the national saint of the Czechs? Write 3 sentences.
He supported Christianity, was killed by his own brother and later was revered as the protector of the state.
4
In which century are the Slavs first named in written sources and by whom?
The 6th century, by Byzantine historians.