Key Dates

Question 1

When was Christianity made the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Answer 1

380

Question 2

When did Emperor Constantine make Constantinople the new capital of the Roman Empire?

Answer 2

324

Question 3

When was the Hagia Sophia built in Constantinople?

Answer 3

537

Question 4

When did the western Roman Empire collapse?

Answer 4

5th century

Question 5

When did the Prophet Muhammad die, leading to the spread of Islam by his followers?

Answer 5

632

Question 6

When did Caliph Al-Mansur order the construction of Baghdad as the capital of the Islamic Empire?

Answer 6

762

Question 7

When was the monastery at Conques founded by Dado the Hermit?

Answer 7

801

Question 8

When did the monk Arinisdus steal the body of Saint Foy to bring to the monastery at Conques?

Answer 8

9th century

Question 9

When did Guibert experience the miraculous restoration of his eyesight by Saint Foy?

Answer 9

983

Question 10

When did Empress Zoe’s nephew attempt to seize her throne?

Answer 10

1042

Question 11

When did Russian ships attack Constantinople?

Answer 11

1043