How Well Do You Know The Ninth Century?
How Well Do You Know The Ninth Century?
From Alfred the Great to a Giant Buddha - try our quiz about the 9th century.
From Alfred the Great to a Giant Buddha - try our quiz about the 9th century.
In the year 874, the Norse began settling on which island?
Around the year 870, the Byzantine Emperor Basil I helped establish Christianity as the state religion for this country?
In 878, Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Edington - it was most significant victories of his reign. Which Viking leader did he defeat?
In 893 he wrote a biography of Alfred, called the Life of King Alfred.
The Treaty of Verdun, signed in August 843, divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms among the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious. Who were these sons?
The University of al-Qarawiyyin, established in 859, is the oldest existing, continually operating and the first degree awarding educational institution in the world and is sometimes referred to as the oldest university. Which country is it located in?
Which King unified Norway under his rule after winning the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872?
This man, who died in 804, was a scholar who worked in the court of Charlemagne. Among his quotes are "Man thinks, God directs" and "At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose."
This ninth-century writer composed at least 200 books (30 of which still survive), on a wide range of topics, including animals, greed, sex and even whether it was better to be right or left-handed. He died in about the year 869, and one story says it was because one of his many large piles of books fell on him, killing him instantly.
It took 90 years to complete, but in the year 803 the Leshan Giant Buddha was finally completed. Which country can you find it in?