Swiss history

Question 1

100’000 B.C. - 800 B.C.

Answer 1

• Caremen and lake dwellers
• deep layer of ice
• Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon man

Question 2

lake dwellers

Answer 2

• around 4300
• “lacustians”
• they lived close to the lakes
• these hauses were somtimes set on a platform on stilts

Question 3

2500 B.C.

Answer 3

Bronze Age

Question 4

800 B.C. - 100 B.C.

Answer 4

Iron Age

• Celtic civilisation

Question 5

Gauls

Answer 5

• used for the inhabtants of Gaul
• among which were Helvetians, who came to the territory of Switzerland between 200 and 100 B.C.

Question 6

500 - 50 B.C.

Answer 6

La Tène period

• Celts settled throughout Europe
• In Rome they were defeated by the Romans in 290 B.C.

Question 7

settlemetn of the Helvetians

Answer 7

It’s a mith that we are Helvetians!

• 107 Divio: Helvetians were defeated by Ceasar
• 100 B.C. - 476 A.D.: Helvetians under Roman Empire

During the migration, the Helvetians were defeated by the Romans, who colonised the territory of present-day Switzerland.

Question 8

Arrival of the Romans

Answer 8

• 44 B.C.
• stategic region-> roman roads
• main settlement Avanches (VD)
• Pax Romana encouraged prosperity
• roman peace, golden age
• they adapted roman culture, it wasn’t realy an occupation

Question 9

End of Romans in Switzerland

Answer 9

• Roman armies were forced to abondon Helvetia in 401 A.D.
• the west: Burgundians
• the east: Ostrogoths

Question 10

Christianity

Answer 10

Main link between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages

Converted Roman soldiers brought Christianity to Helvetia

Question 11

The Burgundians

Answer 11

• 443
• originated in Danemark
• occupied the era of the Lac Léman and the Jura
• Geneva
• 534 the Franks conquered the Burgundian kingdom

Question 12

The Alamanni

Answer 12

• from Germany (east of the Rhine)
• 496 defeated by Clovis (king of Franks)
• from the 6th century (still under the Franks) they began to infiltrate into Swiss territory

Question 13

The origin of the Rösi-barrier

Answer 13

• The Burgundians adopted the language of the people in the western Swiss territory: a dialect originated from Latin -> became French
• The Alamanni imposed the use of a German tongue “Alamannic dialects”

Question 14

The Frankish period

Answer 14

• around 550 Franks annexed Rhaetia (Graubünden) and thereby took control of the whole territory of Switzerland
• Charlemagne, king of the Franksin 800

Europe was split among different entities

local aristocrats

There was no cuh thing as Switzerland at this time

Question 15

9th century

Answer 15

Switzerland under influence of the Duchy of Swabia

Question 16

Zähringens

Answer 16

• founded Fribourg in 1157
• and Bern in 1191

Question 17

Habsburgs

Answer 17

• name comes from a castle in Aargau
• spread throughout the alps
• several members of the family were elected Holy Roman Emperors
• the dynasty played an important role in Swiss history until they moved base to Austria

they didn’t conquer Europe

they got vast parts through marriages

in my empire the sun never goes down

Question 18

House of Savoy

Answer 18

• established itself between Lac Léman and lower Valais from the end of the 11th century
• castle of Chillon