1. Transylvania BY SETH SLOMP

2. Location Pre War Europe

3. Location Post War Europe  Its now a province in central Romania

4. History  The Kingdom of Dacia was present in the region from 82 BC to 106 AD.  The Roman Empire captured Transylvania in 106 AD  In 271 AD the Romans left and tribes like the:  Visigoths- they established a kingdom north of Danube and Transylvania between 270-380AD  Huns: they took power in 380AD and they ruled Transylvania until 420AD

5.  Gepids- they had a part in the Kingdom of Gepids but it came to an end in the late 6 th century.  Avars- the Gepids rule was crushed by the Avars in they year 567.  Ruled for 250 years  Bulgars- took over the Avars rule at the beginning of the 9 th century  Maygars- at the end of the 9 th century, Maygars captured Transylvania and went on to hold power until 1003

6.  1526- Transylvania became a duchy, which is a territory under a duke or a duchess, under the Kingdom of Hungary  Battle of Mohacs- Transylvania gained its independence from Hungary in this battle but it was ruled by Hungarian princes  1566- Transylvania became a self-government under the Turks  1683- Transylvania was captured by Habsburg and became an official part of the Habsburg Empire after the Battle of Vienna  December 1918- Transylvania joins Romania  August 1940- Hungary got around 40% of Transylvania back that they had lost  1945- after the end of World War 2, the land that was returned to Hungary had to be returned back to Romania

7. Languages Spoken  Romanian Hungarian

8. Common Occupations  Agriculture-a typical household keeps poultry, a couple of pigs, 10- 20 sheep along with 2-3 cows that are milked by hand every morning  Wine production- produce high- quality white-wines

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