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History of the World: VII Trivia Quiz

We've been through the Stone, Bronze, Iron, Classical, and Dark Ages. But now come the Middle Ages, a time of crusades and caliphs!

A multiple-choice quiz by 0c0c0c. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
0c0c0c

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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247,281

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The year is 1002 C.E. and Leif Erikson and some Vikings have landed in America. They called the land Vinland. What is present-day Vinland? Hint

Massachusetts

Nova Scotia

Baffin Island

Newfoundland

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1066 C.E. William the Conqueror of Normandy invaded England and killed Harold Godwinson and became King of England. After 21 years of rule he died. How did he die? Hint

Stabbed in bed

Fell off his horse

Tripped while walking down the stairs

Trampled to death in battle

3. The Crusades took place between 1095 C.E. and 1444 C.E. During the 3rd Crusade (1189-1192) a Muslim leader named Salahuddin Ayyubi attacked Jerusalem. By what name is Ayyubi commonly referred to? Hint

Salih

Salhudin

Saladin

Ismail

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Question 4 of 10

4. From 960 to 1127 C.E. China was in the Song Dynasty. However, in 1127 C.E. the Jins to the north conquered the northern lands. What modern-day city became the capital of the Songs after the conquest? Hint

Shanghai

Kaifeng

Yangtze

Hangzhou

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Question 5 of 10

5. Genghis Khan started conquering lands for the Mongol Empire in 1206, by the next year northern China, and Tibet (not the Songs.) In 1221 the Khawarezmid Empire was conquered and the Mongol Empire extended all the way to Iraq. This is the furthest the Mongols ever reached.

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the 1340s the Black Death reached in Europe! What is the formal name of the disease that killed about one third of Europe's population? Hint

Bubonic Plague

Rat Pox

Yellow Fever

Typhoid Fever

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the present-day country of Mexico, the Aztec empire founded the great city of Tenochtitlan. What present-day city stands on the former site of Tenochtitlan? Hint

Mexico City

Leon

Monterrey

Guadalajara

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1429 a young woman ended the siege of Orleans, and turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of France. But she ended up be tried as a heretic and being burned at the stake. Who was this woman?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. It is 1431, and the Inca Empire had been founded, with its capital at Cuzco. Who founded the Empire? Hint

Tupac Inca

Patchacuti Inca

Huayna Capac

Huascar

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1469, Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Isabella of Castille, came together to unite Spain. It was Isabella's daughter, named Isabella II, who financed Christopher Columbus' journeys.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The year is 1002 C.E. and Leif Erikson and some Vikings have landed in America. They called the land Vinland. What is present-day Vinland?

Answer: Newfoundland

According to legend, a member of Leif's group named Tyrkir found some grapes, causing Leif to name the land Vinland.

2. In 1066 C.E. William the Conqueror of Normandy invaded England and killed Harold Godwinson and became King of England. After 21 years of rule he died. How did he die?

Answer: Fell off his horse

When William fell of his horse he damaged his intestines making him fill with gastric juices, and bloat. When he was buried his stomach exploded showering the mourners in stomach acid.

Answer: Saladin

Saladin attacked Jerusalem in 1191 C.E. He was defeated by King Richard's forces. In March of 1193 he died and most of his treasury was given to charity.

Answer: Hangzhou

The Songs after about 150 years were conquered by the Mongols, who started the Yuan Dynasty.

Answer: No

In the 1270s, the Mongol Empire had expanded as far west as modern-day Hungary, in Europe.

6. In the 1340s the Black Death reached in Europe! What is the formal name of the disease that killed about one third of Europe's population?

Answer: Bubonic Plague

The plague started in Mongolia some time in the late 1330s and by 1346 it travelled along the Silk Road and entered the Caucausus. By 1348-49 most of Europe was affected by the disease spread by flea-infested rats.

7. In the present-day country of Mexico, the Aztec empire founded the great city of Tenochtitlan. What present-day city stands on the former site of Tenochtitlan?

Answer: Mexico City

The city of Tenochtitlan "had everything" - a man-made lake surrounding the city, three huge causeways that went across the lake; there were marketplaces, zoos, huge temples, and palaces.

Answer: Joan of Arc

Joan was born in Domr�my in France in 1412. At the age of 12 or 13 she claimed to have visions about the outcome of battles in the war, she then put on some armor and helped stop the siege of Orleans. In 1430 she was captured by the English and tried as a heretic. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431.

9. It is 1431, and the Inca Empire had been founded, with its capital at Cuzco. Who founded the Empire?

Answer: Patchacuti Inca

The Empire started out as the city-state of Cuzco. By 1463, the Incan empire went from Lake Titicaca to present-day Lima, and in the 1490s they had gone as far north as Colombia.

10. In 1469, Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Isabella of Castille, came together to unite Spain. It was Isabella's daughter, named Isabella II, who financed Christopher Columbus' journeys.

Answer: False

It was the original Isabella who married Ferdinand who financed Columbus. However, Isabella did have a daughter named Isabella.

Source: Author 0c0c0c

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