8th and 9th Century History

Based on the clues, name these people, places and things from 701-900.

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Year	Description	Answer
878	The treaty that gave the Saxons and Danes portions of England	Wedmore
871	This 'great' English king begins his tumultuous reign	Alfred the Great
868	Vimara Peres establishes this dependent county in west Iberia	Portugal
860s	The first Norse settlers arrive on this island	Iceland
845	In China, this nontheistic religion is banned	Buddhism
843	At this city, a treaty is made that divides the Frankish Empire into three parts	Verdun
841	This Irish city is founded by Vikings	Dublin
830	In modern Mali/ Mauritania this empire is established	Ghana
809	The Byzantines begin a destructive war with this northern neighbor	Bulgaria
800	Pope Leo crowns this man Roman Emperor	Charlemagne
800s	This civilization of the Yucatan begins to decline	Maya
794	Kammu moves the Japanese capital to this city, beginning the Heian period	Kyoto
786	This smart, cunning caliph ruled during the Islamic Golden Age	Harun al-Rashid
750	Marwan II is overthrown, this new Muslim caliphate begins	Abbasid
735	This "Father of English History" and 'Venerable' English monk dies	Bede
732	At Tours, this 'Hammer' defeats the invading Arab armies	Charles Martel
726	Emperor Leo smashes a graven image, beginning this controversy	Iconoclast
711	The Moors cross the Gibraltar, creating this Muslim state in Iberia	Al-Andalus
700s	In India, this number is created	Zero
700s	This epic poem is written and passed down in England	Beowulf

Level 78

May 5, 2015

Three questions about England (including the obscure Wedmore treaty, that only 1% knew about), and only two about the much more greater and influential Carolingian Empire, doesn't make a balanced test.

Level 68

May 5, 2015

Might you suggest questions about this aforementioned empire? I'm afraid that, while the Carolingians had greater influence at that time, no noteworthy events occurred.

Level 88

Sep 6, 2022

Alfred the Great, the Venerable Bede and Beowulf too obscure for you? I'd never heard of Wedmore, but am familiar with the Danelaw and I think more would get it if it were re-worded. I thought this was a good test of general historical knowledge of this period. There are plenty of quizzes on pop culture and Harry Potter if that's more your thing...

Level 26

Jan 6, 2016

The treaty of wedmore is more commonly known as the Danelaw, which is also the name given to the area where the Vikings settled.

Level 68

Jan 7, 2016

Danelaw is now accepted.