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