In Europe, late in the century, the Vikings, seafaring peoples from Scandinavia, begin raiding the coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean, and go on to found several important kingdoms.
In Asia, the Pala Empire is founded in Bengal. The Tang Dynasty reaches its pinnacle under Chinese Emperor Xuanzong. The Nara period begins in Japan.
While consumerism during the 1920s boosted the economy, it also led to "higher debt," since many people took out loans in order to pay for things that they could not afford.
The correct answer is South-North
It started around the Mediterranean, more precisely around Constantinople, as well as south Spain, Sicily, and moved north towards the Baltic from all sides. France, Germany, Hungary, everyone was swept away by it. Britain suffered major losses especially for being on an island where people couldn't escape it.
