Byzantine Empire under the Komnenos dynasty
A) 10th century B) 12th century C) 7th century D) 14th century
A) Mongols B) Franks C) Seljuk Turks D) Vikings
A) Manuel I Komnenos B) Andronikos I Komnenos C) John II Komnenos D) Alexios II Komnenos
A) Nicaea B) Constantinople C) Thessaloniki D) Adrianople
A) Anna Komnene B) Theodora Porphyrogenita C) Eudokia Makrembolitissa D) Irene Doukaina
A) Armenian B) Syriac C) Latin D) Greek
A) John II Komnenos B) Andronikos I Komnenos C) Theodore I Komnenos D) Manuel I Komnenos
A) Pope Urban II B) Richard the Lionheart C) Frederick Barbarossa D) Saladin
A) 104 years B) 200 years C) 150 years D) 75 years
A) The First Crusade B) The Second Crusade C) The Third Crusade D) The Fourth Crusade
A) 60–80,000 B) 30–40,000 C) 100,000–120,000 D) 10–20,000
A) Nicaea, Epirus, and Trebizond B) Constantinople, Thessaloniki, and Corinth C) Athens, Sparta, and Delphi D) Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria
A) The growing influence and power of the aristocracy B) The establishment of the theme system C) The expansion under the Macedonian dynasty D) The construction of new fortifications
A) Alexios I Komnenos B) George Maniakes C) Romanos Diogenes D) Michael Doukas
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) 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) Turkoman tribesmen moved into Anatolia. B) The empire lost control over Constantinople. C) The entire Balkan region was conquered by the Normans. D) Venetian traders took over Byzantine trade routes.
A) Recruiting mercenaries from Western Europe B) Building a new force based on feudal grants (próniai) C) Forming alliances with neighboring empires D) Implementing conscription across the empire
A) To request financial aid for rebuilding Constantinople B) To ask for reinforcements from Europe against the Seljuks C) To discuss trade agreements with Western Europe D) To negotiate a peace treaty with the Normans
A) Art and culture B) Mercenary forces C) Aid for internal conflicts D) Religious leaders
A) Godfrey of Bouillon B) Bohemund C) Urban II D) Peter the Hermit
A) Tatikios B) Stephen of Blois C) Bohemund D) Alexios I Komnenos
A) The hyperpyron. B) Solidus. C) Nomisma. D) Ducat.
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) The Turks gained significant territory. B) The Byzantine army was completely destroyed. C) Byzantines controlled all the rich agricultural lowlands. D) They lost control over the entire peninsula to the Turks.
A) Kataphraktoi B) Varangian Guard C) The 'Immortals' D) Archontopouloi
A) 'Immortals' B) The Archontopouloi C) Varangian Guard D) Vardariots
A) Varangian Guard B) Trebizond Archers C) The Vardariots D) 'Immortals'
A) The Paphlagonian division B) The Anatolian division C) The Thracian division D) The Macedonian division
A) The Magyars B) The Serbs C) The Normans D) The Pechenegs
A) Testudo formation B) Phalanx formation C) The couched lance technique D) Shield wall
A) Olive oil trade B) Wine production C) Grain farming D) Silk production
A) Thessaloniki B) Athens C) Corinth D) Constantinople
A) The Laskaris B) The Angeloi C) The Palaiologos D) The Doukas
A) It resulted in economic prosperity through trade. B) It strengthened alliances with Western European states. C) It increased hostility towards Byzantium in the west. D) It led to a peaceful coexistence with Latin territories.
A) Athens B) Constantinople C) Corinth D) Thessaloniki |
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