How did the Germanic and Slavic tribes grow differently? how similar?
what was their relationship with each other before and shortly after the Christianization of Europe?
2007-02-10 08:07:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2007-02-10 12:30:48 · update #1
This is not easy to answer, mostly because both Germanic tribes and Slavic tribes did not write. I can tell you that the Poles whose neighbours were Germanic tribes called them "nemtsi", i.e. "those who do not speak". This word is common to other Slavic languages, although not very often used, because at one point people realised it is not politically correct.
From what I know I can only assume that they became different as their languages diverged, which may be due to successive waves of settling Europe. Distance and relief does this to languages. Both Germanics and Slavs are said to have had blond hair and blue eyes, both had a pantheon of gods, pretty much matching in structure and lead by a main god (Perun for the Slavs, Thor for Germanics - this is a purely theoretical construct, as there were many Slavic and Germanic tribes). However, you can see already here the common root.
Also, Christianization of Europe did not happen at the same time, various countries - Germanic or Slavic - joined at various times.
You may want to check when the first Slavic states were formed, when the first Germanic states were formed, and when each each of them adopted Christianity as an official religion. So, check out the history of Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria (Slavs) and Germany, Denmark and Britain (Germanics) for instance.
But I would assume neighboring tribes would fight for land no matter if they were Slavic or Germanic, Christian or not.
2007-02-14 06:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by Eve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like something you should be able to do yourself if you have been listening in class.
2007-02-10 09:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your own homework
2007-02-10 08:11:40 · answer #3 · answered by Conky 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋