History

illuminated manuscript

A manuscript decorated with gold, colors, pictures or designs. The first letter of a page was often elaborately designed.

The major Islamic Caliphate after 750 was:

Abbasid

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.

one of the greatest scholars of his time was the monk known as (________) who died in 735.

Bede

The Anglo-Saxon epic, (_______) was probably written in the seventh or eighth century.

Beowulf

During the reign of Basil II (_________) became the cultural center of the Mediterranean, and Byzantine culture reached its highest point.

Constantinople

Charlemagne was the Saxon king of Wessex

FALSE

icon

Religious picture or image in the eastern church usually painted on wood or ivory

In 1055, Baghdad, capital of the Islamic Empire, was captured by the:

Turks

Dynasty

a succession of rulers from the same family or group

mosaic

decoration or picture made of small pieces of stone, glass, wood, and so forth set in a frame.

During the reign of Basil II, the Byzantine Empire (________) had the most territory held since the reign of Justinian.

gained

The reign of Alfred the Great is not related to:

the death of Eric Bloodaxe

fresco

watercolor paintings done on wet plaster