Alemanni

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/alemanni

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the tribal affiliation?A confederation of Germanic tribes originating from the Upper Rhine region
2. What is the earliest roman record?Mentioned by Cassius Dio in 213 CE during Emperor Caracalla's campaign
3. What does the name "Alemanni" mean?It may mean "all men" or "foreigners," showing they were made of many different tribes.
4. How did the Alemanni first meet the Romans?In 213 CE during Emperor Caracalla’s campaign, they fought the Romans and began a long, sometimes friendly, sometimes fighting relationship.

Confederation: A political union of states or groups that agree to cooperate for common purposes.
Agri Decumates: A territory in southwestern Germany, formerly part of Roman Germania Superior, occupied by the Alemanni.
Old High German: An early stage of the German language spoken from roughly the 6th to the 11th century.
Stem Duchy: One of the major territorial duchies that formed the early political structure of the Holy Roman Empire.