A review of the most important literature of this time period with an explanation of what they were and their impact.

1. 9th
– 10th
Century Literature
Joanne Phung
Pd D
Haskvitz

2. The Torah
Also known as the Five Books
of Moses
Believed to be given to Moses
over 3,000 years ago on Mount
Sinai
Has 613 instructions
including the Ten
Commandments
Consists of 5 different books

3. Alf Layla wa Layla
(One Thousand and One Nights )
Written by Abu abd-Allah Muhammed el-Gahshigar
believed that the story is from both Persian and
Indian origin
Known in English as “Arabian Nights”
17 Volumes Total
The best known stories are:
Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp,
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor.

4. Tale of Genji
Written by Murasaki Shikibu, Japan's first novelist during the
Heian period
She used a fake name when publishing the book and her real
name is unknown
Mostly written during her service as lady-in-waiting to the
Empress Akiko
its immediate effect was to stop advanced writing by the court
society

5. Chichén Itzá
The largest ruins of the Mayan Cities
Was used from the 7th-12th century
Was first inhabited by farmers
Built temples mostly for the
rain god

6. The Odyssey, and The Iliad
Both written By Homer
His major theme is always linked to the Trojan
War
He is thought to have been blind
Greeks and Romans didn’t think they were
educated unless they knew his poems

7. ChansonsdeGeste
Known asSongsof Deeds
A collection of morethan 80 Old
French epic poems
Themost well know poem
is“Song of Roland”
TheChansonsinfluenced medieval literature
throughout Europe
Talked about eventsfrom the8th
– 9th
century

8. Abernethy Tower
72 ft high
Served as watch towers during the Viking
War
Later used as a belfry and a beacon
Was used as a religious center in ancient
times
Battle ruins still remainbeside the tower

9. Assessment
1. The Torah contains 5 book total. True or False?
2. “One Thousand and One Nights” is known in
English as _____________.
3. The Odyssey and Aladdin were both written by
Homer. True or False?
4. Unscramble: The author of Tale of Genji
used her AKFE name when publishing her
book.
5. Chansons de Geste is known as the Song of
Deeds. True orFalse??

10. Answers
1. True
2. “Arabian Nights”
3. False. Homer wrote The Odyssey and The Iliad.
4. The author of Tale of Genji used her Fake name.
5. True