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__**Tribal Movement

Germanic Tribes **__ __**Vikings**__ __**Movement in General**__  Sources: Princeton Review(pgs 138,140,& 163) [] [|http://www.rollintl.com/roll/germanics.htm http://www.freewebs.com/brandenburgstudies/Vikings_468x364.jpg]
 * the Franks, under King Clovis, build an empire that went through Germany to France
 * Franks convert to Roman Catholicism
 * tribes move to southern Europe because they needed more space to hold their populations
 * the German people were warriors
 * some of the different tribes: Franks, Saxons, Visigoths, Bavarians
 * also known as the Normans in France-they conquered Anglo-Saxon England in 1066
 * raided monasteries, settlements, villages
 * converted to Christianity and helped spread the religion
 * as populations grew, the people had to move because they need more space
 * people moved to the larger cities
 * capitals of countries or empires were meant to attract people
 * pilgrimage was also a reason for movement

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