Complete the sentence about Hiiumaa with the correct year: The first documented record of the island was as Dageida in ______, when Hiiumaa and the rest of Estonia were conquered by Germanic crusaders.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1228
The first documented record of the island was as Dageida in 1228, when Hiiumaa and the rest of Estonia were taken by Germanic crusaders. It had been inhabited from the Late Bronze Age.
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