History Quiz 3.2

break between Roman and Eastern churches

1054

Leo III destroyed religious statutes

726

iconoclasm condemned by a church council

787

coronation of Charlemagne

800

The Treaty of Verdun was made in:

843

The major Islamic Caliphate after 750 was:

Abbasid

Charlemagne's capital city was:

Aix-la-Chapelle

The Magyars were a(n):

Asiatic tribe

Why did artistic works of the life of Christ become so controversial in the 8th and 9th centuries?

Because the Muslims and most of the Jews forbade artistic representations in place of worship, certain Eastern Christians began to think the veneration of icons as idol worship. However, some still believed them as a apart of tradition. These differences of opinion evidently caused the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches to split.

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

Name of second Frankish dynasty of kings. Name taken from the Latin name for Charles-Carolus.

Carolingian

What advances did Charlemagne make to the education system during his reign?

Charlemagne gathered famous scholars to teach the secular clergy, laity, and the children. He also established a famous scriptorium and libraries. Because Charlemagne desired to provide better education for the clergy, he built monastic and cathedral schools where none existed. He sent the missi dominici to ensure that the schools were running properly.

Charlemagne was crowned emperor on ________ in the year 800 by Pope Leo III.

Christmas Day

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

Constantinople

A noble who ruled a county or other small region during Charlemagne's time. Later a high ranking noble.

Count

The Frankish kings of the seventh century were called _______Kings.

Do-Nothing

Highest ranking noble.

Duke

The greatest scholar brought to Charlemagne's court came from:

England

True/false Charlemagne was the Saxon king of Wessex.

False

True/false The Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels are two of the most famous history manuscripts.

False

True/false The time of great learning during Charlemagne's reign was the time known as the Carolingian middle ages.

False

Watercolor paintings done on wet plaster.

Fresco

A frontier area along the border of a country, especially one subject to attack and needing strong defense.

March

In the Middle Ages, the military ruler of a march.

Margrave

In 911 Charles the Simple allowed Vikings to settle in what was later called:

Normandy

Large district in central Italy ruled by Popes from 775-1870.

Papal States

A room in a monastery for writing or copying manuscripts.

Scriptorium

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.

Thanes

True/false During the reign of Basil II, the Byzantine Empire gained the most territory held since the reign of Justinian.

True

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

Turks

Literally a man's price or worth. The price determined the amount of compensation to be paid.

Wergild

A succession of rulers from the same family.

dynasty

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

icon

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

illuminated manuscript

Charlemagne's people that were assigned to travel in pairs through the empire checking on courts and the state of the empire were called:

missi dominici

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

mosaic

The reign of Alfred the Great is not related to:

the death of Eric Bloodaxe