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The 1200s Quiz

Name the people, places, events, etc that took place during the 1200s
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1) Rebels force King John to sign this document
to establish no king was above the law
1215
Magna Carta
2) This man, known as Temujin, takes the crown
as the feared Mongol leader
1206
Genghis Khan
3) The Byzantine empire establishes the new
capital at this Turkish city, site of the Creed
1204-1261
Nicaea
4) This religious order of friars is established
by pope Honorius III
1223
Franciscan
5) The Mongols conquer this peninsula as a
strategic base for attacks on Japan
1231
Korea
6) This Muslim kingdom in Spain is established
with a Berber king Muhammad I
1232
Granada
7) Construction begins on this palace fortress
of the above kingdom
1238
Alhambra
8) This country is the first to establish a permanent
Parliament when Louis IX holds quarterly meetings
1250
France
9) Construction begins on a basilica in the hills
above Assisi to honor this saint
1253
Francis
10) This man, grandson of Genghis Khan, is elected
new leader of the Mongols
1260
Kublai Khan
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11) Norwegian king Haakon IV annexes this island
for the kingdom
1262
Iceland
12) This scholar begins work on the Summa Theologica,
the collection of teachings of the Church
1266
Thomas Aquinas
13) At 17, this Venetian sets off from Italy for his journey
east, where he eventually works for Kublai Khan
1271
Marco Polo
14) This scholar, author of the Divine Comedy, is born
in Florence
1265
Dante
15) Kublai Khan establishes this city as his
seasonal residence
1263
Xanadu
16) This region of China links with the Mongols, bringing
them under Kublai Khans rule
1279
Tibet
17) This man is chosen as English king upon the death
of his father, Henry III
1272
Edward
18) This Chinese city is chosen as the first time to become
its capital, under Mongol rule
1279
Beijing
19) After defeating the English at Stirling Bridge, he was
allowed to rule Scotland
1297
William Wallace
20) Marco Polo is jailed in this Italian city, where he is
persuaded to narrate his adventures to the east
1298
Genoa
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2 Comments
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Level 73
Jan 16, 2026
Genghis Khan spelled incorrectly, you have it as Kahn
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Level 46
Jan 16, 2026
fixed