Transition: The Continent and New Invasions/ england the church and the growth of islam

break between Roman and Eastern churches

1054

LeoIII destroyed religious statues

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 was

Aix-la-Chapelle (modern city of Aachen Germany)

The Magyars were a(n)

Asiatic tribe

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

The time of great learning during Charlemagne's reign was the time known as the

Carolingian renaissance

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, Byzantine culture reached its highest point

Constantinople

The greatest scholar brought to Charlemagne's court came from

England

Charlemagne was the Saxon king of Wessex

False

watercolor paintings done on wet plaster

Frescoes

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 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 noble, soldiers and ministers

Thanes

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

count

the frankish kings of the seventh century were called

do nothing kings

highest ranking noble

duke

a succession of rulers from the same family

dynasty

During the reign of Basil II, the Bysantine empire _______ the most territory held since the reign of Justinian

gained

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

The book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels are two of the most famous

illuminated manuscripts

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

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 (messengers of God)

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

mosaic

A room in a monastery for writing or copying manuscripts

scriptorium

The reign of Alfred the Great is not related to

the death of Eric Bloodaxe

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

turks

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

wergild