10th Century History

Based on the clues, name these people, places and things from 901-1000.
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1000
Stephen I is crowned this first king of this nation
Hungary
Late 900s
This Islamic physician wrote The Book of Healing
Avicenna
Late 900s
This exiled murderer forms a colony on Greenland
Erik the Red
988
Prince Vladimir begins the Christianization of this kingdom
Kievan Rus
987
King Hugh starts the French dynasty that bears his name
Capetian
962
This Germanic empire was formed under Otto I
Holy Roman Empire
960
In China, this dynasty is established
Song Dynasty
950
These nomads settle in Central Asia and convert to Islam
Seljuks
Mid 900s
This Mesoamerican culture reaches a height
Toltec
Mid 900s
This old Hungarian tribe makes raids into Europe
Magyars
Mid 900s
In China, these flammable pyrotechnics are invented
Fireworks
936
Korea is united under this dynasty
Goryeo
927
This North Sea country becomes a unified state
England
919
In China, this new weapon is first put into battle
Gunpowder
910
Ordono III reigns over this new Spanish kingdom
Leon
910
The first federated monastic order's formed here
Cluny
909
This Muslim caliphate forms in Algeria
Fatimid
907
Vikings occupy this northwest French territory
Brittany
900s
This Roman empire reaches its height
Byzantine
900s
Europe begins this climate period
Medieval Warm Period
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Level 58
Oct 7, 2015
I'd say the height of the Byzantine Empire was in the days of Justinian. It never reached the same any more after the rise of Islam.
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Level 68
Oct 24, 2015
Hmm.... maybe the Byzantines reached their cultural/artistic/religious height, not necessarily by land area. It could mean different things.
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Level 65
Dec 2, 2019
Shouldn't Turks also be accepted for Seljuks? I'm pretty sure Seljuk was just a particular dynasty of Turks
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Level 88
Sep 6, 2022
Great quiz