⚔️ Migration Period – The Slavs

How farmers and herders became new peoples of Europe

This mind map explains the history of the Slavs during the Migration Period – from their origins in Eastern Europe to their migratory movements and settlement in Central Europe.
Clear, colorful, and ideal for history lessons!

💡 What you learn with this mind map

• Who were the Slavs?

  • Farmers and herders, not nomads

  • Polytheistic: many gods and nature worship

  • No writing system of their own, simple settlement structures

• When did they arrive?

  • From the 6th/7th century AD

  • Establishment of small hamlets and later villages

  • Formation of the first "Slavic strongholds" in the 8th–12th centuries

• Where did they come from?

  • From Eastern Europe

  • Division into West Slavs (Poles, Czechs, Slovaks), East Slavs (Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians) and South Slavs (Serbs, Croats, Slovenes)

• What were the causes of the migration?

  • Climate change and soil exhaustion

  • Attacks by Huns, Goths, and Avars

  • Flight and resettlement to the west

• What made Central Europe attractive?

  • Unused fertile agricultural land

  • Rich forests (beech, oak, birch)

  • Few enemies and sparse Germanic settlement

• Who threatened them later?

  • Saxons and Franks (e.g., Duke Gero I or Albert the Bear)

  • Forced Christianization and subjugation

This mind map provides a clear overview of the complex history of the Slavic peoples of Europe – with a clear structure and visual anchors for easier retention.

📦 What you get

• Colorful learning mind map "Migration Period – Slavs"

• Overview of causes, regions, way of life, and adversaries

• Ideal for school, medieval and early history lessons

• By Jens Voigt – Akademie für Lernmethoden

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