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100

The Hijra started at one of these cities and ended at the others.

What are Mecca and Medina?

100

This family was very rich in Florence, and grew rich as bankers.

Who were the Medicis?

100

This king, not-so-aptly named Carl, initiated a Mini-Renaissance.

Who was Charlemagne?

100
This is the capital of France.

What is Paris.

100

This group caught and brought the Plague to Europe.

Who were the Mongols?

200

In this year Mohammed dies and Abu Bakr comes to power.

What is 632 AD?

200

The Duomo of Florence had this many sides.

What is Eight?

200

This heavyweight helped the Europeans grow crops.

What is the Heavy Plow?

200

This river gives its name to a wonderful piece of classical music.

What is the Danube?

200

This guy escaped the Abbasid Massacre.

Who was Abd al-Rahman?

300
Mu'awiya played dirty against Ali and put these on his spear tips.

Qu'ran Pages

300

The Roof of the Florence Duomo was modeled after this natural object.

What is eggshell?

300

In this century, Little Optimum begunned.

What is the 11th Century?

300
This city is the capital of Slovenia (pronunciation counts).

What is Ljubljiana?

300

Pico claimed he had this many reasons to debate the church.

What is 900?

400

The following man invented Hindu-Arabic numerals as we know them.

Who was Al-Khwārizmī?

400

This man put a roof on Florence Duomo. And he wasn't the patron.

Who was Fillippo Brunelleschi?

400

On what day (year not needed) was Charles the Great crowned Holy Roman Emperor?

What is Christmas? (December 25 also acceptable)

400

These Mountains Span the European border of Turkey.

What are the Caucasus Mountains?

400

Which Khan was in power when the plague got passed to traders in Kaffa

Who is Khan Djanibek?

500

In this year Omar died.

What is 644 AD?

500

This family tried to kill Cosimo but failed to do so.

Who were the Albizzis?

500

Which invention, a saviour of field trotting animals, "pulled" Europe out of the Dark Ages?

What is The Padded Horse Collar?

500

This five-letter river in Spain loves to play a playground game.

What is the Tagus?

500
This country colonized modern day DRC (at the time Zaire.) Oh, and they love Waffling.

What is Belgium.