world history
march
A frontier area along the border of a country, especially one subject to attack and needing strong defense
illuminated manuscript
A manuscript decorated with gold, colors, pictures or designs. The first letter of a page was often elaborately designed.
count
A noble who ruled a county or other small region during Charlemagne's time. Later a high ranking noble.
scriptorium
A room in a monastery for writing or copying manuscripts.
dynasty
A succession of rulers from the same family.
Thanes
Also thegns. A member of a social class that were servants of the king and were given land in exchange for military service. Members of this class included mostly lesser nobles, soldiers, and ministers.
Christmas Day
Charlemagne was crowned emperor on ________ in the year 800 by Pope Leo III.
false
Charlemagne was the Saxon king of Wessex.
Aix-la-Chapelle
Charlemagne's capital city was:
missi dominici
Charlemagne's people that were assigned to travel in pairs through the empire checking on courts and the state of the empire were called:
mosaic
Decoration or picture made of small pieces of stone, glass, wood, and so forth set in a frame
Constantinople
During the reign of Basil II, _______ became the cultural center of the Mediterranean, and Byzantine culture reached its highest point.
gained
During the reign of Basil II, the Byzantine Empire ______the most territory held since the reign of Justinian.
duke
Highest ranking noble.
Turks
In 1055, Baghdad, capital of the Islamic Empire, was captured by the
Normandy
In 911 Charles the Simple allowed Vikings to settle in what was later called:
margrave
In the Middle Ages, the military ruler of a march.
Papal States
Large district in central Italy ruled by Popes from 775-1870.
726
Leo III destroyed religious statutes
wergild
Literally a man's price or worth. The price determined the amount of compensation to be paid.
Carolingian
Name of second Frankish dynasty of kings. Name taken from the Latin name for Charles-Carolus.
Bede
One of the greatest scholars of his time was the monk known as _______, who died in 735.
icon
Religious picture or image, in the eastern church usually painted on wood or ivory.
Beowulf
The Anglo-Saxon epic, _______, was probably written in the seventh or eighth century.
illuminated manuscripts
The Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels are two of the most famous
Do nothing
The Frankish kings of the seventh century were called _____ kings
Asiatic tribe
The Magyars were a(n):
843
The Treaty of Verdun was made in:
England
The greatest scholar brought to Charlemagne's court came from:
Abbasid
The major Islamic Caliphate after 750 was:
the death of Eric Bloodaxe
The reign of Alfred the Great is not related to:
Renaissance
The time of great learning during Charlemagne's reign was the time known as the Carolingian
fresco
Watercolor paintings done on wet plaster.
1054
break between Roman and Eastern churches
800
coronation of Charlemagne
787
iconoclasm condemned by a church council
