9th century
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Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 8th century AD.
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Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 9th century AD.
The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. Image:Europe 814.jpg
Europe in 9th century
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This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. It is housed in the Freer Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Art of the "Dark Ages"First and foremost, art existed because the Church required it. The basic tools of the Roman Catholic mass, thousands of golden art objects were made. Sacred cups, vessels, reliqueries, crucifixes, rosaries, altar pieces, and statues of the Virgin and Child or Saints all kept the flame of art from dying out in the period. Architecture began to revive to some extent by the 9th century. It took the form of Church facilities of all kinds, and the first castle fortifications since Roman times began to take form in simple "moat and baily" castles, or simple "strong point" tower structures, with little refinement. Worldwide EventsImage:Brass Griffin Beverage Urn.jpg
Brass Griffin beverage urn from 9th century
passengers aboard for sailing missions into the Indian Ocean. He wrote that the draft of Chinese ships was too deep for entering the Euphrates River (modern-day Iraq), which forced them to land small boats on the banks of the river for passengers and cargo instead.
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