WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group invaded Europe in the late 300s causing a huge wave of barbarians to enter the Roman Empire?
A
The Visigoths
B
The Lombards
C
The Vandals
D
The Huns
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For the fall of Rome, it was the Huns invading from the east that caused the domino effect, they invaded (pushed into) the Goths, who then invaded (pushed into) the Roman Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Migration Period – Also Known As The Barbarian Invasion ‘ Lasting from the mid-to-late-4th century until the 560s, large numbers of Germanic peoples, Huns, Avars, and Slavs either migrated within the Roman Empire’s boundaries or else migrated into the Empire from outside its borders.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Goths were a nomadic Germanic people who fought against Roman rule in the late 300s and early 400s A.D., helping to bring about the downfall of the Roman Empire, which had controlled much of Europe for centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -The western German tribes consisted of the Marcomanni, Alamanni, Franks, Angles, and Saxons, while the Eastern tribes north of the Danube consisted of the Vandals, Gepids, Ostrogoths, and Visigoths.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Huns were fierce Mongol nomads from central Asia. They began invading the frontier regions of the Rhine and Danube rivers around 370 CE, destroying all in their path. The pressure from the Huns forced other groups to move into the Roman Empire as well.

Detailed explanation-6: -The Goths were Germans coming from what is now Sweden and were followed by the Vandals, the Burgundians, and the Gepidae.

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