Visigothic Kingdom

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.

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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 kingdom's primary territory?Hispania (modern Spain and Portugal), with an earlier kingdom in Aquitaine (Gaul)
2. Who were the Visigoths and where did they come from?The Visigoths were a group of people who moved from the Baltic region and became a powerful kingdom in Europe.
3. Why did the Visigoths cross the Danube in 376 CE?They crossed because the Huns were moving west and pushed them into Roman lands.

Federates: Germanic tribes allied with the Roman Empire, often granted land in exchange for military service.
Liber Iudiciorum: The comprehensive legal code of the Visigothic Kingdom, influential in Iberian legal history.
Reconquista: The long historical period during which Christian kingdoms gradually retook territory in Iberia from Muslim rule.