Book 1, Chapter 4, Set 2 Flashcards
What is an astrolabe and why was its perfection important? (page 155)
c. 850 CE. The astrolabe was a device used for making astronomical measurements, especially the altitude of a heavenly body. It helped greatly with navigation and the calculation of latitude at a certain point. It was used before the invention of the sextant.
When did the Treaty of Verdun divide Charlemagne’s empire into three parts? What did the left and right parts roughly correspond to? (page 155)
843 CE. The east and west parts correspond to France and Germany, respectively.
When was the Cyrillic alphabet created in East Europe? (page 155)
c. 860 CE.
When did vikings take the city of York and establish a kingdom in northern England? (page 155)
866 CE.
When was the “Diamond Sutra” printed in China?
868 CE.
When was the Muslim Samanid dynasty established in Turkestan? (page 155)
874 CE.
When did the golden age of Hindu temple-building in India begin? (page 155)
c. 900 CE.
When did the Tang dynasty in China collapse?
906 CE.
When did the Magyars destroy Moravia (eastern Czech Republic) and begin to raid western Europe? (page 155)
906 CE.
When did the Vikings found the duchy of Normandy? (page 155)
911 CE.
When was the foundation of the reformed Benedictine abbey at Cluny, France.
910 CE.
When was the foundation of the Siberian Khitan empire in Mongolia? (page 155)
916 CE.
When was the foundation of the state of Koryo in Korea? (page 155)
918 CE.
When was the election of Otto I as German emperor? (page 155)
932 CE.
When did the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad effectively lose all power to their Turkish troops, the Mamluks? (page 155)
936 CE.
When did the Vietnamese kingdom of Da’ Viet throw off Chinese rule? (page 155)
939 CE.
When did the nomadic Qidan people invade northern China and establish the Liao dynasty? (page 155)
947 CE.
When did Otto I of Germany defeat the Magyars at Lechfield and halt their expansion west? (page 155)
955 CE.
When was the Song dynasty established in China? (page 155)
960 CE.
When was the Polish state founded by Mieszko I? (page 155)
966 CE.
When did the Fujiwara clan begin unification of Japan? (page 155)
967 CE.
When did the Fatimids of Tunisia assume control of North Africa from Tunisia to Egypt and relocate to their new capital at Cairo? (page 155)
969 CE.
When was King Edgar crowned at Bath, uniting the English kingdoms?
972 CE.
When was the formation of a unified Hungarian state under Duke Geza? (page 155)
972 CE.
