Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia in the early 9th century world
I can describe important connections, places and empires in the early 9th century.
Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia in the early 9th century world
I can describe important connections, places and empires in the early 9th century.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The major empires of Europe and Asia were: the Tang, the Abbasids, the Carolingians, the Byzantines, the Umayyads.
- In England, the Anglo Saxons were beginning to become one single kingdom.
- In Spain, the Abbasid’s Muslim enemies the Umayyads were seeking to expand north into Charlemagne’s Carolingian Empire.
- Charlemagne and Al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasids and ruler of Baghdad, both had growing tension with the Byzantines.
- In 801CE, Al-Rashid sent gifts to Charlemagne including an elephant and an automatic water clock.
Keywords
Tang - the Tang Dynasty was a powerful empire in ancient China that lasted from 618 to 907 CE
Carolingian - Carolingian refers to a powerful family and empire in Europe during the early Middle Ages
Charlemagne - the Carolingian Empire was ruled by kings from the Carolingian family; the most famous of whom was Charlemagne
Harun Al-Rashid - Harun al-Rashid was a ruler who lived during the Islamic Golden Age in the Abbasid Caliphate. He was born in 763 CE and ruled as the Abbasid Caliph from 786 until his death in 809 CE.
Common misconception
Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia in the early 9th century were largely isolated, with minimal contact and influence between these regions.
There was much interaction between the regions during this period with extensive trade networks, such as the Silk Road, connected them and political leaders across these regions often maintained diplomatic relations.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Constantinople (Istanbul)
Baghdad
Rome
Damascus
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Islam
Roman Catholicism
Islam
Exit quiz
6 Questions
ruled from China
had its capital in Baghdad
covered areas we now call France, Germany and Italy
was centred in Constantinople, which we now call Istanbul
covered areas in the Middle East, North Africa and Spain
Carolingian Empire
Abbasid Caliphate