The 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Century BC - Statistics

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Year Description Answer % Correct
753 BC Romulus founds this city on the Tiber River Rome
97%
c. 700s BC This blind poet composes the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" Homer
94%
776 BC This sporting competition is held for the first time Olympic games
93%
660 BC According to legend, Jimmu becomes the first emperor of this country. Today, we are on emperor #126. Japan
85%
814 BC Queen Dido founds this city near modern-day Tunis Carthage
83%
c. 800 BC Lycurgus reforms the laws of this Greek city to emphasize equality, austerity, and military fitness Sparta
83%
774 BC This country is conquered by Nubians, who found the 25th dynasty Egypt
82%
771 BC In this river basin, the Western Zhou dynasty ends and the Eastern Zhou begins Yellow River
82%
c. 970 BC This king of Israel dies and is succeeded by his son Solomon David
77%
763 BC This type of celestial event is recorded in the Middle East, allowing modern historians to date other events during that period Solar eclipse
76%
c. 900s BC Solomon starts the construction of this building in Jerusalem First Temple
72%
754 BC Greek settlers found this city, the oldest in France Marseille
71%
612 BC Nineveh, the capital of this empire, is sacked by the Babylonians and others Neo-Assyrian
59%
c. 800s BC The earliest of the Upanishads are written in this language Sanskrit
54%
667 BC This city on the Golden Horn is founded by Greek colonists Byzantium
53%
c. 600s BC These circular metal objects are invented in the kingdom of Lydia Coins
53%
831 BC Pygmalion begins his 46 year reign as king of this Phoenician city in modern-day Lebanon Tyre
40%
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