World History Made Simple: 1215-1500

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What leader died in 1227 after conquering much of the Persian Empire? Genghis Khan Kublai Khan Frederick the Great Louis IX

2. Where, in 1232, was gunpowder first used for military purposes? England Japan China France

3. What empire began in 1326 with the fall of the fortress of Bursa? Persian Ottoman Prussian Holy Roman

4. Between 1347 and 1353 the Black Death spread throughout Europe killing between 19 and 35 million people. Where did the plague first enter the continent? Sicily Calais Barcelona Lisbon

5. In 1415 the French army was defeated at the Battle of Agincourt. Who led the victorious English? King Henry V King Richard III King John I King William II

6. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431. Where did her execution take place? Italy England France Spain

7. Where was the Inca Dynasty founded in 1438? Mexico Peru Chile Argentina

8. In what area did Johannes Gutenberg make a revolutionary development in 1450? Astronomy Explosives Printing Weaponry

9. The capture of what city in 1453 brought an end to the Byzantine Empire? Jeruaslem Cairo Constantinople Ankara

10. Who was the first European to discover the North American mainland in 1497? Amerigo Vespucci Cristoforo Colombo Giovanni Caboto Sebastian Cabot