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Germanic kingdoms (economically (they had political and military power,…
Germanic kingdoms
economically
they had political and military power
the trade decayed and was limited to local merchants
With the establishment of the Germanic kingdoms, the cities were depopulated and reduced to administrative centers
the great trade was in the hands of the Byzantines
societty
they did not have a political structure
before the invasions they never had legislative code of written law
the political organization was quite simple
luxury products were: slaves, horses, wine, wood, amber, fabrics, ceramics, metals, goldsmiths, jewelry and weapons
culture
Undoubtedly, the most defining characteristic of Germanic is language, since the concept is mainly ethnolinguistic.
they had several dialects
they did not have an alphabet
there are no written records
religion
The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Great Britain were Christianized
The Nordic mythology was the essential
The most widespread funerary ritual was cremation
contact with the Roman people produced Christianity