Who were the Avars?

Avar, one of a people of undetermined origin and language, who, playing an important role in eastern Europe (6th–9th century), built an empire in the area between the Adriatic and the Baltic Sea and between the Elbe and Dnieper rivers (6th–8th century).

Who was crowned emperor of the West in 800 CE?

Charlemagne
Charlemagne was crowned “emperor of the Romans” by Pope Leo III in 800 CE, thus restoring the Roman Empire in the West for the first time since its dissolution in the 5th century. Charlemagne was selected for a variety of reasons, not least of which was his long-standing protectorate over the papacy.

What was the ethnic makeup of the Avar Khaganate?

It is estimated that in the year 700, about 30\% of the total population of the Avar Khaganate were purely Mongoloid (East Asian). Human remains in certain regions from Austria and Hungary were found to be predominantly East Asian during the Avar period.

What cities did the Khazars live in?

Cities associated with the Khazars. Atil, Khazaran, Samandar; in the Caucasus, Balanjar, Kazarki, Sambalut, and Samiran; in Crimea and the Taman region, Kerch, Theodosia, Yevpatoria ( Güzliev ), Samkarsh (also called Tmutarakan, Tamatarkha), and Sudak; and in the Don valley, Sarkel.

Who were the Avars and what did they do?

The Avars (Pannonian Avars) were an East Asian/Siberian nomadic group. They established the Avar Khaganate, which spanned the Pannonian Basin and considerable areas of Central and Eastern Europe from the late 6th to the early 9th century.

What was the economy of the Khazar Qağanate?

Distinctively among the nomadic steppe polities, the Khazar Qağanate developed a self-sufficient domestic Saltovo economy, a combination of traditional pastoralism – allowing sheep and cattle to be exported – extensive agriculture, abundant use of the Volga’s rich fishing stocks, together with craft manufacture,…