Famous writer: Josephus Scottus
Joseph Scottus: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article
Joseph Scottus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Famous Person: Charlemagne
Charlemagne Biography - life, childhood, parents, death, school, son, information, born, time, achievements
Charlemagne Biography Summary

Famous Churches during the time period:
Carolingian Architecture: Carolingian Churches

Those are three topics.

Compare those to the Byzantine empire (based in what is now turkey):

Crusades
The Byzantines

Art
ArtLex on Byzantine Art

Famous emperor: Constantine V
Constantine V



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