world history

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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


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