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A) 10th century B) 14th century C) 12th century D) 7th century
A) Vikings B) Seljuk Turks C) Franks D) Mongols
A) Manuel I Komnenos B) Andronikos I Komnenos C) Alexios II Komnenos D) John II Komnenos
A) Nicaea B) Adrianople C) Constantinople D) Thessaloniki
A) Anna Komnene B) Eudokia Makrembolitissa C) Irene Doukaina D) Theodora Porphyrogenita
A) Syriac B) Greek C) Latin D) Armenian
A) John II Komnenos B) Theodore I Komnenos C) Manuel I Komnenos D) Andronikos I Komnenos
A) Frederick Barbarossa B) Pope Urban II C) Saladin D) Richard the Lionheart
A) 200 years B) 75 years C) 104 years D) 150 years
A) The Fourth Crusade B) The Third Crusade C) The Second Crusade D) The First Crusade
A) 10–20,000 B) 30–40,000 C) 100,000–120,000 D) 60–80,000
A) Nicaea, Epirus, and Trebizond B) Constantinople, Thessaloniki, and Corinth C) Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria D) Athens, Sparta, and Delphi
A) The construction of new fortifications B) The establishment of the theme system C) The expansion under the Macedonian dynasty D) The growing influence and power of the aristocracy
A) Michael Doukas B) Alexios I Komnenos C) George Maniakes D) Romanos Diogenes
A) Athens B) Thessaloniki C) Corinth D) Constantinople
A) Olive oil trade B) Grain farming C) Silk production D) Wine production
A) The Byzantines won decisively. B) It ended in a stalemate. C) Emperor Romanos Diogenes suffered a surprise defeat. D) The Seljuks were defeated by the Fatimids.
A) Byzantines controlled all the rich agricultural lowlands. B) The Byzantine army was completely destroyed. C) They lost control over the entire peninsula to the Turks. D) The Turks gained significant territory.
A) Athens B) Thessaloniki C) Constantinople D) Corinth
A) Archontopouloi B) The 'Immortals' C) Kataphraktoi D) Varangian Guard
A) Testudo formation B) The couched lance technique C) Phalanx formation D) Shield wall
A) He suffered a horrific death by torture. B) He was released and reinstated as emperor. C) He became an ally of the Normans. D) He negotiated peace with the Seljuks.
A) To ask for reinforcements from Europe against the Seljuks B) To negotiate a peace treaty with the Normans C) To discuss trade agreements with Western Europe D) To request financial aid for rebuilding Constantinople
A) Peter the Hermit B) Godfrey of Bouillon C) Urban II D) Bohemund
A) The Archontopouloi B) Vardariots C) 'Immortals' D) Varangian Guard
A) Aid for internal conflicts B) Art and culture C) Mercenary forces D) Religious leaders
A) The empire lost control over Constantinople. B) Venetian traders took over Byzantine trade routes. C) Turkoman tribesmen moved into Anatolia. D) The entire Balkan region was conquered by the Normans.
A) The Doukas B) The Laskaris C) The Angeloi D) The Palaiologos
A) They defected to the enemy during battles. B) They were used primarily for naval engagements. C) They played no significant role in his campaigns. D) They were elite troops that helped decisively crush the Pecheneg invaders at Beroia.
A) Trebizond Archers B) 'Immortals' C) Varangian Guard D) The Vardariots
A) The Pechenegs B) The Magyars C) The Serbs D) The Normans
A) It led to a peaceful coexistence with Latin territories. B) It resulted in economic prosperity through trade. C) It increased hostility towards Byzantium in the west. D) It strengthened alliances with Western European states.
A) Solidus. B) The hyperpyron. C) Ducat. D) Nomisma.
A) The Thracian division B) The Macedonian division C) The Paphlagonian division D) The Anatolian division
A) Implementing conscription across the empire B) Recruiting mercenaries from Western Europe C) Forming alliances with neighboring empires D) Building a new force based on feudal grants (próniai)
A) Tatikios B) Bohemund C) Stephen of Blois D) Alexios I Komnenos |