Zusammenfassung der Ressource
THE VISIGOTHS
- Germanic tribe
- They came to Hispania in
the 5th century
- 507 to 711 A.D.
- When the Roman Empire fell, they
created the Kingdom of Toledo
- in 507 A.D.
- Governmenet
- The king made the laws. Council of Toledo:
meetings with nobles and bishops.
- Religion
- 589 A.D. King Recaredo
converted to Catholicism
- Culture
- They learnt Latin
- They adopted Roman laws.
- St Isidoro of Sevilla was the
first Christian to write an
encyclopedia.
- Economy
- most Visigoths were farmers
- Heritage
- They used silver, gold and precious stones to
make jewellery
- The treasure of Garrazar, Toledo.
- They built small stone churches
- The church of San Juan de Baños, Palencia.