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