The Goths

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1. According to written sources what did the Goths regard as their original homeland? North-West Germany Austria Northern Russia Scandinavia

2. Where did the Goths live in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD according to archaeological evidence? The Ukraine Hungary and Slovakia In Transylvania and to the north of the Lower Danube Between the Vistula and the Oder rivers

3. In the third century AD (or somewhat earlier) many of the Goths migrated. Where did they go to? Gaul Spain They marched straight on Rome Dacia and the areas just north of the Black Sea

4. The Gepids, another Germanic tribe, drove a wedge between the Goths in their key area of settlement, thus splitting the Goths into two main groups - the Visigoths and Ostrogoths. Why did the Visigoths cross the Danube into the Roman Empire in AD 376? They were pushed by the Huns They were given land by the Romans In search of plunder No-one knows

5. The Visigoths were oppressed in the Roman Empire. Though poor, they had to pay high taxes, for example. In AD 378 they rose in rebellion against the Romans and inflicted a devastating defeat on the latter. Where? Rome Adrianople Thessalonika Milan

6. What became of the Ostrogoths around 380 AD? They conquered Byzantium They invaded Italy They became subjects of the Huns They temporarily migrated northwards to avoid the Huns

7. The Visigoths found that despite their victory in AD 378 they still lacked a homeland. Where did they finally set up a kingdom that lasted till well into the Dark Ages? Sweden Southern Italy Spain North Africa

8. The Ostrogoths established a major kingdom in 493. Where? North Africa West Balkans Sicily Italy

9. When the Goths converted to Christianity in the fourth century they adopted Arianism and thus became heretics. True False

10. Between about 1600 and the late 18th century the adjective "Gothic" (and its cognates in other European languages) was synonymous with "barbarian". Which of these cities is the acknowledged centre of the civilization of the Goths? Toledo Rimini Toulouse Ravenna