The Earth and Its Peoples

TEST THREE MEDIVEAL EUROPE Vandals, Visgoths- first people to attack the Rome, see themselves as lords of Africa. Visgoths established themselves as lords of Iberia. Thirding- practiced used by vandals, Visgoths, franks. Said to patricians that they can remain in power if you give them 2/3 of land and 1/3 of slaves Servi/Servus (pl) Serfs- servi who were working on the latifundia became serfs who were unfree people who worked the land of the landlord in compensation for land. They had to pay taxes for the land Sclavus- term for slave. #slavicperson Franks- established themselves as lords of Gaul. First exception to the rule that local lords rule everything. Every spring each Frank lord meet to have a council to discuss issues and war and land