| Year | Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1206–1227 | This Mongolian Khan conquers much of Central Asia | Genghis Khan | 89%
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| 1299 | This empire is founded by Osman I in modern-day Turkey | Ottoman Empire | 89%
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| 1209 | This university, England's second oldest, is founded | Cambridge | 84%
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| 1274–1281 | The Mongols attempt a naval conquest of this nation, but are twice scattered by typhoons | Japan | 84%
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| 1271 | This Venetian explorer embarks on an epic journey to China | Marco Polo | 83%
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| 1215 | King John of England is forced to sign this "Great Charter" | Magna Carta | 79%
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| 1282 | This British country is conquered by Edward Longshanks | Wales | 79%
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| 1245 | Construction begins on this London Abbey, burial site of monarchs | Westminster | 75%
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| 1276 | This royal house comes to power in Austria, a position they would retain for over 600 years | Habsburg | 72%
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| 1204 | This city, the largest in Christendom, is conquered by Latin knights during the Fourth Crusade | Constantinople | 69%
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| 1291 | Three cantons form a confederation that would eventually grow into this modern nation | Switzerland | 68%
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| 1258 | Mongols sack this Middle Eastern capital, ending the Islamic Golden Age | Baghdad | 67%
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| 1271 | This Mongolian Khan conquers China, forming the Yuan dynasty | Kublai Khan | 65%
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| 1297 | This Scottish commander defeats English forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge | William Wallace | 64%
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| 1287 | An enormous flood creates the Zuider Zee, giving this city access to the sea | Amsterdam | 56%
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| 1215 | This style of Buddhism is brought from China to Japan | Zen | 44%
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| 1209 | This impoverished saint founds the order of Friars Minor | St. Francis | 41%
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| 1225 | This Catholic philosopher is born. He would later become known as "Doctor of the Church". | Thomas Aquinas | 25%
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