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Discovering the 14th Century: A Historical Quiz

Test your knowledge of the 14th century with this engaging historical quiz, covering key figures, events, and innovations of the time.

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1 The poet Petrarch coins the term ________ to describe the preceding 900 years in Europe, beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 through to the renewal embodied in the Renaissance.

2 ________, founder of the Ming Dynasty in China (1328–1398)

3 Charles IV, ________, one of most powerful men in Europe.

4 The Hundred Years' War begins when Edward III of ________ lays claim to the French throne in 1337.

5 She was born at the Tower of London and was the youngest daughter of ________ and Isabella of France.

6 Iwan vault, Jamé Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Persia (________), is built.

7 First real handgun in the world invented in ________ 11 Feb 1326.

8 ________, expansionist and financial reformer (1310–1370).

9 Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287–1330), an English nobleman, was for three years de facto ruler of ________, after leading a successful rebellion against Edward II.

10 Jiao Yu, Chinese general and author of the ________ military treatise

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Kondapalli Fort built in the 14th century was initially used as a business centre, but after the British took control in 1766 it was converted to a military training base.
  • the War of the Two Peters, fought between Castile and Aragon during the 14th century, lasted 19 years.
  • the Jami al-Tawarikh, a work of Persian literature by Rashid al-Din, was initially commissioned to document the history of the Mongols, but later expanded to cover the history of the entire world as known to Persians from the time of Adam to the 14th century.
  • the population of the village of Dode was wiped out by the Black Death during the 14th century.
  • the Jagiellonian Library (pictured) of Kraków, dating back to the 14th century, is the largest Polish collection of pre-19th century texts.
  • the Château de Lusignan, now in ruins, was so impressive that a 14th-century legend credited its construction to a water faery, Melusine—as a love-gift.
  • Henry of Masovia, 14th century bishop of Płock, might have been poisoned by his wife, sister of Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas the Great.
  • Huchoun was one of the earliest Scottish poets and wrote a number of important alliterative verse romances in the early 14th century.
  • Varbola Stronghold was the largest circular rampart fortress and a trading center built in Ancient Estonia that only lost its importance in the 14th century.
  • the 14th-century Lennoxlove House in East Lothian, Scotland contains many important artworks and artefacts, including the death mask of Mary, Queen of Scots.
  • abrasion has destroyed the 14th century Church in Trzęsacz, Poland, near the Baltic Sea, except for part of its southern wall.
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