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