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History, Geography, Social Studies
8th
grade
Unit 1.2 Visigoths in Spain
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Visigoths pushed the Vandals into
Germany
Northwest Iberian Peninsula
Northeast Iberian Peninsula
North Africa
Southern Iberian Peninsula
- 2. Multiple Choice
Reccared achieved religious unity by converting to
Islam
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Catholicism
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Visigoth book of law was known as the
The Liber Ludiciorum
Council of Toledo
Aula Regia
- 4. Fill in the Blank
Where was the capital of the Visigoth empire?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why did the Visigoths leave Southern Gaul?
Because the Franks drove them south of the Pyrenees and into Hispania
Because the Muslims drove them across the Mediterranean and into North Africa
Because the Suebi drove them north in Galicia
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Visigoth Kingdom was based upon a....
Strong Monarchy
Control of North Africa
Control of the Peninsula
Legal and religious unification of Visigoths and Hispano-Romans
Democracy
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways in which Roman traditions continued among the Visigoths of the Iberian Peninsula
Latin was the spoken language
Christianity was the primary religion
Roman money was used
Kings were advised by Roman counselors
The government was a Republic
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Germanic tribe that occupied land from the south of Gaul to Hispania were the.....?
Muslims
Visigoths
Franks
Byzantines
Suebi
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why is the Visigoth influence not as apparent in Spain as the Muslims, Romans and Christian Monarchs?
Early Germanic Kingdoms had VERY LITTLE formal writing so little survived once they died
They were busy fighting wars and didn't build any churches or monuments
They completely copied Roman culture and added nothing new to the Iberian Peninsula
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Visigothic Kingdom was based upon a strong ........
Monarchy
Religious Leader
Democracy
Senate/Republic
- 11. Multiple Choice
Most people in the Visigoth Kingdom worked as?
Livestock Farmers
Arable Farmers
Artisans
Traders
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who eventually conquered the Visigoth Kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula?
Muslims
Franks
Byzantines
Romans
- 13. Multiple Choice
True or False: Under Visigoths, mixed marriages between Hispano-Romans were legal.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
This photo best represents how the Visigoths brought which architectural technique to the Iberian Peninsula?
The horseshoe arch
Small Windows
Thick Walls
Columns
- 15. Multiple Choice
This photo of San Pedro de la Nave best represents which aspects of Visigoth architecture?
The horseshoe arch
Small Windows
Thick Walls
Columns
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