Statistics for The 7th and 8th Century

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  • The average score is 14 of 19

Answer Stats

YearDescriptionAnswer% Correct
c. 770This disease leaves Europe. It will reappear with a vengeance around 1350.Black Death
97%
793These northern sea people raid the British Isles for the first timeVikings
97%
722The Reconquista begins in this country. It would end 727 years later with
the fall of the Emirate of Granada.
Spain
89%
663According to legend, this Japanese volcano's summit is reached for the first timeMount Fuji
88%
691Wu Zetian becomes the first and only Empress of this countryChina
87%
800This Frankish ruler is crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III on Christmas DayCharlemagne
86%
762The Abbasid Caliphate founds this capital on the Tigris RiverBaghdad
84%
717–718The Umayyad Caliphate besieges this largest and most important
of Christian cities - but fails to capture it
Constantinople
80%
632Muhammad dies in this cityMedina
77%
697The first doge is elected in this Adriatic republicVenice
77%
629This Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is held for the first timeHajj
76%
c. 700This Chinese city, then known as Chang'an, is the largest city in the world
with a population of about 1 million (HINT: starts with X)
Xi'an
72%
609This Roman building, originally a temple to all gods, is transformed into a churchPantheon
69%
601St. Augustine becomes the first archbishop of this English cityCanterbury
67%
691This Islamic shrine is completed on Jerusalem's Temple MountDome of the {Rock}
65%
600sThis footrest for horse riders spreads to Europe, making mounted knights
more effective, and potentially bringing about feudalism
Stirrups
59%
639Arabs conquer this country, the "bread basket" of the Byzantine EmpireEgypt
54%
708This small island, today one of France's biggest tourist attractions, is fortifiedMont-Saint-Michel
39%
732Charles Martel's victory at this battle ends Arab encroachment into FranceBattle of {Tours}
33%

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