Surveys major events and figures for the period c. 600-1000, including: Pope Gregory the Great, the Merovingian Franks, Lombard Italy, Byzantine civilization, the rise of Islam, Charlemagne, the Carolingian Renaissance, the Vikings, Anglo-Saxon England to King Alfred, the Ottonians.
Some ancient history, ancient Greek or Latin language, early Christianity, Celtic history, Old Irish and Old English languages.