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CLEP WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1 EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What did the German barbarians do to the Roman empire during
the third century? How were they handled? - ANSWER-They
invaded and plundered Greece and Anatolia as well as shipping in
the Mediterranean Sea. They were eventually expelled.
What did the German barbarians do to the Roman Empire in the
fourth and fifth centuries? - ANSWER-When the northern borders
were disintegrated, migrations of Germans entered the empire.
Why did the Germans enter the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th
centuries? - ANSWER-They were impressed by the Roman
civilization and wealth and they hoped to control it.
What impact did the German migrations have on the empire? -
ANSWER-Their presence weakened the imperial administration
and strained the economy.
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Who were the Visigoths? What Roman territory did they first
enter? Who allowed them entry? - ANSWER-A group of Germanic
peoples or "West Goths" who entered the Balkans in 376 AD.
Emperor Valens allowed them in.
Why did the Visigoths cross into Roman territory? - ANSWER-To
escape the Huns, an Asiatic group of marauding nomads
Once the Visigoths entered the Balkans, how were they treated?
How did they react? - ANSWER-They were abused by the Roman
administrators. The Visigoths revolted and Emperor Valens was
killed at the Battle of Adrianople.
What was the Battle of Adrianople? What was the result? -
ANSWER-This was the battle between eastern Roman Emperor
Valens and the Visigoths in the Balkans in 378 AD (two years
after Valens granted the Visigoths entry into the Balkans. Valens
was killed and the Visigoths then made peace with the Romans.
Who was Alaric and what did he do? - ANSWER-He was the first
king of the Visigoths (395 - 410 AD). He led the Visigoths out of
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the northern Balkans and into wealthier regions of Greece and
Italy. He plundered Rome in 410 AD.
What did the Visigoths do and not do in Rome in 410 AD? What
drove some of their more "noble" decisions? - ANSWER-They
plundered the city but did not destroy churches or harm anybody
who took sanctuary in them. They protected the churches and
people who took refuge in them because they had been
converted to Christianity.
Who converted the Visigoths to Christianity? - ANSWER-Ulfilas,
an Arian who translated the Bible into Gothic. The Arians believed
that Jesus was subordinate to the Father and not equal.
What was significant about the sack of Rome in 410 AD? -
ANSWER-It was the first time that Rome was seized by outsiders
in 800 years. The Gauls had done so in 390 BC. It also marked a
decisive event in the decline of the Roman Empire.
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What did the Visigoths do after they sacked Rome? - ANSWER-
Under the leadership of Ataulf, who succeeded Alaric, the
Visigoths moved to and settled in southern Gaul and Spain.
Who were the Vandals? - ANSWER-This was a large group of
East Germanic peoples from present day southern Poland who
traveled south through Spain to northern Africa. They then
traveled north across the Mediterranean Sea and mounted a raid
across Italy and sacked Rome in 455 AD.
How did the Vandals treat the Christians in Rome and why? -
ANSWER-They persecuted the Orthodox (Catholic) Christians
because the Orthodox Christians viewed the Vandals who were
Arian Christians as heretics.
Who led the Vandals from their northern home into north Africa?
When did this migration occur? - ANSWER-King Gaiseric in 406
AD
CLEP WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1 EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What did the German barbarians do to the Roman empire during
the third century? How were they handled? - ANSWER-They
invaded and plundered Greece and Anatolia as well as shipping in
the Mediterranean Sea. They were eventually expelled.
What did the German barbarians do to the Roman Empire in the
fourth and fifth centuries? - ANSWER-When the northern borders
were disintegrated, migrations of Germans entered the empire.
Why did the Germans enter the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th
centuries? - ANSWER-They were impressed by the Roman
civilization and wealth and they hoped to control it.
What impact did the German migrations have on the empire? -
ANSWER-Their presence weakened the imperial administration
and strained the economy.
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Who were the Visigoths? What Roman territory did they first
enter? Who allowed them entry? - ANSWER-A group of Germanic
peoples or "West Goths" who entered the Balkans in 376 AD.
Emperor Valens allowed them in.
Why did the Visigoths cross into Roman territory? - ANSWER-To
escape the Huns, an Asiatic group of marauding nomads
Once the Visigoths entered the Balkans, how were they treated?
How did they react? - ANSWER-They were abused by the Roman
administrators. The Visigoths revolted and Emperor Valens was
killed at the Battle of Adrianople.
What was the Battle of Adrianople? What was the result? -
ANSWER-This was the battle between eastern Roman Emperor
Valens and the Visigoths in the Balkans in 378 AD (two years
after Valens granted the Visigoths entry into the Balkans. Valens
was killed and the Visigoths then made peace with the Romans.
Who was Alaric and what did he do? - ANSWER-He was the first
king of the Visigoths (395 - 410 AD). He led the Visigoths out of
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the northern Balkans and into wealthier regions of Greece and
Italy. He plundered Rome in 410 AD.
What did the Visigoths do and not do in Rome in 410 AD? What
drove some of their more "noble" decisions? - ANSWER-They
plundered the city but did not destroy churches or harm anybody
who took sanctuary in them. They protected the churches and
people who took refuge in them because they had been
converted to Christianity.
Who converted the Visigoths to Christianity? - ANSWER-Ulfilas,
an Arian who translated the Bible into Gothic. The Arians believed
that Jesus was subordinate to the Father and not equal.
What was significant about the sack of Rome in 410 AD? -
ANSWER-It was the first time that Rome was seized by outsiders
in 800 years. The Gauls had done so in 390 BC. It also marked a
decisive event in the decline of the Roman Empire.
, 4|Page
What did the Visigoths do after they sacked Rome? - ANSWER-
Under the leadership of Ataulf, who succeeded Alaric, the
Visigoths moved to and settled in southern Gaul and Spain.
Who were the Vandals? - ANSWER-This was a large group of
East Germanic peoples from present day southern Poland who
traveled south through Spain to northern Africa. They then
traveled north across the Mediterranean Sea and mounted a raid
across Italy and sacked Rome in 455 AD.
How did the Vandals treat the Christians in Rome and why? -
ANSWER-They persecuted the Orthodox (Catholic) Christians
because the Orthodox Christians viewed the Vandals who were
Arian Christians as heretics.
Who led the Vandals from their northern home into north Africa?
When did this migration occur? - ANSWER-King Gaiseric in 406
AD
