Chapter 5: Germanic Kingdoms in the West quiz

The 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]

Last emperor of the Western Roman Empire; abdicated to Odoacer in 476, ending the Roman Empire in the West:

King of the Franks, and the first German ruler to convert to the Catholic Faith:

Son of Leovigild, converted to the Catholic Faith and brought the whole Visigothic people into the Catholic Church:

Latin, meaning "regal" or "royal":

The medieval encyclopedia:

Held in 589, unified the Catholic and Arian churches of Spain:

A being who has more power than a human being but less than a god: [blank_start]demigod[blank_end]

Son 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]

King of the Visigoths, sacked Rome in 410: [blank_start]Alaric[blank_end]

Troops stationed in a territory or at a base camp: [blank_start]garrison[blank_end]

The gods of a people or nation; also a temple dedicated to all the gods: [blank_start]pantheon[blank_end]

Bishop of Seville, wrote the famous Etymologies: [blank_start]St Isidore[blank_end]

The secretary or chief magistrate of a king: [blank_start]chancellor[blank_end]

The line of the Frankish kings claiming descent from the legendary hero, Merovech: [blank_start]Merovings[blank_end]

A seven-branched candelabrum used in Jewish worship; in ancient times the Jerusalem temple had a large one: [blank_start]menorah[blank_end]

The line of Frankish kings descended from Charles Martel (Carolus Martellus): [blank_start]Carolingian[blank_end]

A Germanic title for the ruling chief of the people, either an hereditary office or elected by the principle nobles: [blank_start]king[blank_end]

The reign of a regent: [blank_start]regency[blank_end]

Age-old custom, traditional justice: [blank_start]Germanic law[blank_end]

King of the Ostrogoths, king of Italy, ruled the largest territory of any kingdom in the West until his death: [blank_start]Theodoric[blank_end]

One who governs a kingdom for a king or queen who is too young to govern: [blank_start]regent[blank_end]

The emblems or symbols of royalty: [blank_start]regalia[blank_end]