Both went through immigration waves of Celts then Romans then Germanic tribes. Both languages come from the same old germanic roots. Both went through similar developments as far as fedualism‚ reformation‚ industrialisation etc... Both have a history of being smaller countries joining together to form larger ones‚ all through from the beginning to now. The dark ages anglo saxon kingdoms mercia‚ the anglias‚ umbrias‚ sexs etc all fought together and eventually formed england at roughly the same
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Roman Empire‚ and occupying the area of Central Europe of what is today Germany‚ lived the tribes of the Germanic people. These descendants of modern Germans proved peculiar in that they adopted many qualities typical of barbaric cultures‚ yet they simultaneously practiced virtues more befitting of advanced civilizations‚ values more ethical than even the Roman empire of the time. The Germanic warriors had a rigid code that defined how to live honorably and avoid committing shameful acts; they also
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Just outside the boundaries of the Roman empire of the first and second centuries‚ beyond the Rhine River‚ and occupying the area of Central Europe of what is today Germany‚ lived the tribes of the Germanic people. In Germania‚ the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus gave an account of the lifestyles and organization of these peculiar barbarians. These descendants of modern Germans proved peculiar in that they adopted many qualities typical of barbaric cultures‚ yet they simultaneously practiced
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A New Empire In The West The Early Middle Ages‚ 500-1000 Introduction The first dominant kingdom to emerge from the decentralization of the early Middle Ages was that of the Germanic tribe of the Franks. From 714 to 814‚ the Carolingian House of the Franks brought stability and progress to northern Europe. A large portion of the West enjoyed military and political security as well as religious unity. This accomplishment was not to last‚ however. The Frankish empire did not endure
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work on the warlike Germanic tribes located north of the Danube and the Rhine rivers. Anthropology is the study of societies‚ cultures‚ and origins of human races. In Germania‚ Tacitus describes the inhabitants‚ customs‚ and society of these Germanic tribes giving valuable anthropological insight. Tacitus specifically describes the role women held in these early Germanic societies. Germania is anthropologically insightful of Germanic women by showing the high regard the Germanic tribes held toward
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most of Germany’s history has been compiled. Through archaeological digs it has been established how Roman culture influenced the Germans and also what kind of lifestyle the German people led. The Romans brought with them their highly developed urban civilization which they grafted upon the conquered Germanic peoples along the Rhine and the Danube Rivers. With their armies‚ they brought city governors‚ engineers‚ architects‚ surveyors‚ merchants‚ artisans‚ and craftsmen. Towns were built‚ using Roman
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took 98 years for the Roman to conquer a part of Britain known today as England. 55 years b.c. Julias Caesar undertook the first attempts but failed because of the very strong Celtic opposition . 54 years b.c. Caesar came back with an army of 25.000 people and conquered a small territ near present day London . His aim‚ however‚ was not to conquer the territ as such‚ he took everything he wanted (corn‚ slaves) introduced heavy taxes Celtseparted. 43 years a.d. (after Jesus was born) Emperor Claudius
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himself was in awe of the importance of family‚ gender relations and society was to the people of Germania. The early Germanic people were a pure nation. “I concur in opinion with such as suppose the people of Germany never to have mingled by inter-marriages with other nations‚ but have remained a people of pure‚ and independent‚ and resembling none but themselves.”2 This account by Tacitus shows that the Germanic people kept to themselves and were not influenced by the nations around them. This does not
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Early Middle Ages: The Germanic Tribes‚ the Roman Legacy‚ and the Christian Church Marina Lundstrom History 114 – Western Civilization & The World I Due: November 8‚ 2014 After the fall of the Roman Empire around the fifth century‚ it took “hundreds of years” for the western part of Europe “to establish a new society.”1 The emergence of this new European civilization during a period known as the Early Middle Ages‚ included three major components: the Germanic tribes‚ the bequest of
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was the spread of new techniques and culture. The culture resulted in new language groups and new types of people. Bantu is more of a language than a group of people because it describes who they are. Many of the African languages are based from the Bantu language group such as Swahili. There wasn’t too much warfare‚ so more people joined the Bantu migration. There were not any specific people who started the migration‚ but more of a group because the Bantu migration happened slowly and over hundreds
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