Timeline of the Middle Ages

1. When did the Western Roman Empire collapse?

2. Which city was established by Clovis as the capital of the Kingdom of the Franks in 508?

3. What was the name of the Codification of Roman Law written in 529?

4. What was originally Hagia Sophia when it was built in 537?

5. The first written account of the Loch Ness monster was in 566. Where is that lake located?

6. In 622, the year one of the Islamic calendar. Where did Muhammad take his followers?

7. Who fought in the Battle of Tours in the year 732?

8. Who did Charles the Great and Carloman succeed as Kings of the Franks in 768?

9. In 800, on Christmas Day, Charles the Great was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by which pope?

10. Which great Frankish ruler, the first recognised emperor to rule from western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire, died in 814?

11. In 841, Vikings built a settlement on the south bank of the River Liffey, which it will eventually become which city?

12. In 858, missionaries Cyril and Methodius invented the Cyrillic alphabet. Which of the nations do not use it today?

13. Who were first settlers in Iceland in 830?

14. What king of Wessex defeated the Danes and established a treaty with them in 886?

15. Which Viking became the first ruler of Normandy in 918?

16. What Germanic empire was formed under Otto I in 962?

17. Which Norse explorer founded the first settlement in Greenland in 985?

18. What Native American civilization began in present-day Southern United States in years around 1000?

19. Who was the first King of Hungary, crowned on 25 December 1000?

20. Who was the first European to land in North America around year 1001?

21. What epic poem written in England around 1010 tells the story of a Scandinavian hero?

22. Cnut the Great, who conquered England in 1016 was prince of which country?

23. In 1054, the Western (Roman Catholic) and Eastern Orthodox churches separated from each other. Where are the headquarters of Eastern Orthodox Church?

24. In which city was the famous St Mark's Basilica on St Mark's Square rebuilt in 1063?

25. Which French Duke conquered England in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and became King of England?

26. The Tower of London in England was founded in 1078. What is the name of its central tower?

27. Founded in 1088, which university was established as a center of study in law for students across Europe?

28. Who captured Valencia from the Moors in 1094 and is considered the national hero of Spain?

29. The earliest initiative for the First Crusade began in 1095 when which Byzantine Emperor requested military support in conflict with the Seljuk-led Turks?

30. Which university in England was founded in 1096?

31. The Knights Templars were founded in 1119. Where were their headquarters?

32. In which part of Paris the construction of medieval Catholic cathedral Notre-Dame began in 1163?

33. Who was Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancelor of England, who was murdered in 1170 and later canonized as a martyr?

34. In which region of Italy the construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa started in 1173?

35. What empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206?

36. What document did the King John sign in 1215 that said the people had rights and that the king was not above the law?

37. Which city was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish conquest?

38. Who is the author of the Decameron, the book that has a number of stories and describes life in 14th century Italy?

39. According to the legend William Tell is a 14th century folk hero from which country?

40. From 1309 to 1376, seven successive popes resided in which French city?

41. What was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty?

42. In which present country did the Battle of Maritsa, when the Serbs were defeated by the Ottomans, take place in 1371?

43. Who did the Ottoman Empire fight in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389?

44. Sir William Wallace died in 1305. He was a legendary Medieval knight of which nation?

45. Who did England fight in the Battle of Agincourt in 1413?

46. In 1415, who was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church?

47. Which ruler started the famous navigational school in Lisbon in 1419?

48. Where was construction of the Forbidden City completed in 1420?

49. How was Joan of Arc killed in 1431?

50. In which present day country was Machu Picchu constructed in 1450s?