Chapter 17 section 2 questions

1) Who were the Goths?
 
 They were Germanic people lived in the Balkan Peninsula of Europe

2) Discuss the Battle of Adrianople?  Why was it important?  When did it happen?
 
The West Goths rebelled against the Romans and defeated them at the Battle of Adrianople in 378.

3) Where did the Goths end up?
 
 Spain

4) Who were the Vandals?
 
 Another Germanic group 

5) What English world did the Vandals inspire?  Why?
 
 The Vandals became pirates and attacked cities along the Mediteranean coast. From these attacks came the English word "vandalism," which means the willful destruction of property.

6) Who was Odoacer?
 
 In 476, a German general named Odoacer. He didn't appoint an emperor. Instead he ruled the western empire in his own name for almost 15 years. 

7) Who was Theodoric?
 
 A group of Goths invaded Italy, killed Odoacer and set up a kingdom under their leader Theodoric

8) What happened to the Roman Empire in the West by 550 C.E.?

It faded away