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