Migration period

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/migration-period

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 primary geographic focus?Europe, particularly the territories of the Roman Empire and its peripheries
2. What is the catalytic event?The westward expansion of the Huns in the late 4th century AD
3. What was the Migration Period and why is it called the Great Big Move!?It was a time from the 4th to the 6th centuries when millions of people moved across Europe, changing the continent’s politics and culture.
4. Why did the Huns push other tribes to move?The Huns were strong horse riders who moved westward, forcing Germanic tribes like the Goths to leave their homes.

Völkerwanderung: German term for the Migration Period, emphasizing the large-scale movement of peoples.
Federati: Allied barbarian tribes permitted to settle within Roman territory in exchange for military service.
Successor Kingdoms: New kingdoms established by migrating groups within the former territories of the Western Roman Empire.