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
