Round 500: Tossup 1

Serfs of this ethnicity were the primary labor force in the feudum acinganorum on Corfu. Muslim converts of this ethnicity included the voivode of Transylvania (-5[1])Ștefan Răzvan. Byzantine references to athinganoi may be the first documented appearance of these people in European history. (10[1])The Vlax branch of these (10[1])people developed the kris law courts, which did not rely on gadjo authority. Enslaved copper miners became the Kalderash subgroup of these people. (-5[1])These people were targeted by the Porajmos (10[1])(“po-rye-mos”). According to medieval sources, these people often identified their homeland (10[1])as “Little Egypt,” (10[1])while French authorities considered them to have originated in Bohemia. For 10 points, name this nomadic ethnic group (10[1])whose ancestors migrated to Europe from India. ■END■

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