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The Goths

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The Goths game quiz
"The Goths played a key role in bringing an already weakened West Roman Empire to its knees, and in turn they also established kingdoms of their own in parts the Western Empire. Find out more about this mysterious people."

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


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


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


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?
    Adrianople
    Thessalonika
    Rome
    Milan


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


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 early Middle Ages ('Dark Ages')?
    Southern Italy
    Spain
    North Africa
    Sweden


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


9. When the Goths converted to Christianity in the fourth century they adopted Arianism.
    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 generally acknowledged centre of the civilization of the Goths?
    Ravenna
    Toulouse
    Toledo
    Rimini


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