1. The Early Middle Ages CONTENTS RESOURCES UNIT 1

2. Timeline Timeline: Antiquity and Early Middle Ages A N T I Q U I T Y EARLY MIDDLE AGES BC BC Emperor Augustus Birth of Jesus Birth of Islam Fall of the Western Roman Empire Theodosius divided the Roman Empire Visigothic kingdom of Tolouse Visigothic kingdom of Toledo Roman coliseum CLOSE BACK

3. Germanic kingdoms Germanic kingdoms in the 6th century START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

4. Germanic kingdoms An attack by Germanic tribes 1 / 7 NEXT

5. Germanic kingdoms A Germanic settlement 2 / 7 NEXT

6. Germanic kingdoms 7th century Germanic helmet 3 / 7 NEXT

7. Germanic kingdoms 7th century Frankish brooch 4 / 7 NEXT

8. Germanic kingdoms The Mausoleum of Theodoric, Ravenna, Italy 5 / 7 NEXT

9. Germanic kingdoms Germanic jewellery 6 / 7 NEXT

10. Germanic kingdoms 8th century manuscript 7 / 7 BACK TO START

11. The Visigoths The conversion of Reccared, by Muñoz Degrain START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

12. The Visigoths Treasure of Guarrazar Visigothic crown Visigothic cross 2 / 4 NEXT

13. Visigothic architecture San Juan de Baños, Palencia START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

14. Visigothic architecture Interior of San Pedro de la Nave 2 / 6 NEXT

15. Visigothic architecture Detail of a capital in San Pedro de la Nave: The Sacrifice of Isaac 3 / 6 NEXT

16. Visigothic architecture Santa Comba de Bande, Orense 6 / 6 BACK TO START

17. The Byzantine Empire Timeline of the Byzantine Empire Fall of the Western Roman Empire Emperor Justinian Separation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Byzantine Orthodox Church Fall of Constantinople Evangelization of peoples of Eastern Europe ENLARGE Map of the Byzantine Empire

18. The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire

19. Justinian Emperor Justinian and his retinue. Mosaic in San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy NEXT

20. Justinian Empress Theodora and her retinue. Mosaic in San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

21. Byzantine culture Constantinople hippodrome Imperial Palace Hagia Sophia forum walls lighthouse ENLARGE

22. Byzantine art Greek dome Greek cross floor plan START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

23. Byzantine art Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) 1 / 9 NEXT

24. Byzantine art Interior of Hagia Sophia 2 / 9 NEXT

25. Byzantine art St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice, Italy 5 / 9 NEXT

26. Byzantine art Interior of St. Mark’s Basilica 6 / 9 NEXT

27. Muhammad, the founder of Islam Muhammad

28. Islamic religion Reconstruction of a mosque courtyard with an ablutions fountain mimbar prayer hall The inside of a prayer hall mihrab quibla alminar ENLARGE What is the Kaaba? A mihrab, a niche indicating the direction of Mecca X

29. Islamic religion The Kaaba, a cube-shaped stone structure in Mecca

30. The expansion of Islam The expansion of Islam in the Middle Ages SEE ISLAM TODAY

31. The expansion of Islam Islam today

32. Islamic civilization Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

33. Islamic civilization Interior of the Great Mosque of Damascus 2 / 10 NEXT

34. Islamic civilization Islamic dress in the Middle Ages 4 / 10 turban tunic veil shirt trousers slippers NEXT

35. Islamic civilization An astrolabe 5 / 10 NEXT

36. Islamic civilization Astronomers at an observatory 6 / 10 NEXT

37. Islamic civilization A visit by a doctor 7 / 10 NEXT

38. Islamic civilization An appendectomy 8 / 10 NEXT

39. Islamic civilization Medical school 9 / 10 NEXT

40. Islamic civilization Playing chess 10 / 10 BACK TO START

41. The Carolingian Empire The Carolingian Empire See a Carolingian village Reconstruction of a Carolingian village - 8th -10th century X

42. Charlemagne Charlemagne mantle crown START GROUP to exit group CONTENTS

43. Charlemagne 2 / 4 The Palatine Palace, Aachen, Germany reception hall tribunal main courtyard Palatine Chapel imperial baths butlers’ residence gate emperor’s residence arcaded courtyard defensive tower NEXT

44. Charlemagne Reconstruction of the Palatine chapel 3 / 4 throne ambulatory octagonal floor plan chapel NEXT