A) David III of Tao B) Bardas Phokas C) George Tzoul D) Bardas Skleros
A) 1022 B) 1016 C) 976 D) 960
A) George I B) Bagrat III C) Mstislav of Chernigov D) Senekerim of Vaspurakan
A) Bardas Phokas B) George Tzoul C) Nikephoros Xiphias D) Bardas Skleros
A) Mstislav of Chernigov B) David III of Tao C) Bagrat III D) George I
A) Theodosiopolis B) Oltisi C) Kerch D) Trebizond
A) Senekerim of Vaspurakan B) Al-Hakim C) Bardas Phokas D) Bardas Skleros
A) 1016 B) 1018 C) 1022 D) 1021
A) Kerch B) Shirimni C) Theodosiopolis D) Trebizond
A) Trebizond B) Theodosiopolis C) Tao D) Oltisi
A) David III of Tao B) Senekerim of Vaspurakan C) George I D) Bagrat III
A) Battle of Svindax B) Battle of Shirimni C) Battle of Kerch D) Battle of Pankaleia
A) George Tzoul B) Bagrat C) Bardas Skleros D) Senekerim
A) Khazar army B) Bulgarian guard C) Egyptian mercenaries D) Varangian Guard
A) Trebizond B) Kerch C) Oltisi D) Theodosiopolis
A) Bardas Skleros B) Basil Lekapenos C) Constantine D) Bardas Phokas
A) Great military commanders B) His puppets C) Leaders of the senate D) Religious reformers
A) He was poisoned by Lekapenos B) He was assassinated by Bardas Skleros C) He died of natural old age D) He died in battle against the Rus'
A) 988 B) 979 C) 989 D) 985
A) He was crowned co-emperor B) He retired to a monastery voluntarily C) He was killed in battle D) He was exiled and his property was confiscated
A) Bardas B) Constantine C) Anna D) Lekapenos
A) He escaped to Kiev B) He was executed by beheading C) He became a monk D) He died blind
A) Appoint women as governors B) Admit no woman to the imperial councils C) Allow women to manage the treasury D) Consult the empress regularly
A) David III B) Vladimir I C) Skleros D) Tornikios
A) Constantinople B) Tao C) Kiev D) Chersonesos
A) Marriage to Basil's sister Anna B) A seat on the Byzantine Senate C) Gold and jewels D) The governorship of Crimea
A) The empire adopted Islam B) Vladimir adopted the Roman pagan faith C) Basil converted to the Rus' religion D) Vladimir converted to Christianity
A) The New Byzantium B) The Second Kiev C) The Third Rome D) The Holy Empire
A) 955 B) 958 C) 960 D) 963
A) Golden child B) Born into the purple C) Crown prince D) Royal heir
A) Nikephoros Phokas B) Romanos II C) John Tzimiskes D) Constantine VII
A) Anna B) Theophano C) Theodora D) Helena
A) General B) Senator C) Merchant D) Tavern-keeper
A) 15 March 963 B) 10 January 976 C) 22 April 960 D) 20 September 963
A) 26 B) 28 C) 30 D) 24
A) Poisoning with hemlock B) Battle wound C) Heart failure D) Fever
A) Joseph Bringas B) Nikephoros Phokas C) Basil Lekapenos D) John Tzimiskes
A) 10 January 976 B) 22 April 960 C) 20 September 963 D) 16 August 963
A) John Tzimiskes B) Romanos II C) Constantine VIII D) Basil II
A) 16 August 963 B) 15 March 963 C) 10 January 976 D) December 969
A) Theophano B) Anna C) Helena D) Theodora
A) The Pious B) The Bulgar-Slayer C) The Conqueror D) The Great
A) Dark-brown B) Hazel C) Light-blue D) Green
A) Bright red velvet B) White linen C) Sombre, dark-purple D) Gold-embroidered silk
A) 987–988 B) 991 C) 998 D) 995
A) Jaysh ibn al-Samsama B) Manjutakin C) Michael Bourtzes D) Damian Dalassenos
A) Tartus B) Tripoli C) Aleppo D) Damascus
A) They captured the city of Damascus B) They retreated without a fight C) They suffered a major defeat D) They won a decisive victory
A) Armenian troops B) Varangian guards C) Bulgarian defectors D) Local Arab mercenaries
A) Yaqub ibn Killis B) Manjutakin C) Jaysh ibn al-Samsama D) Al-Aziz Billah
A) Samuel B) Boris II C) Svyatoslav I D) Aron
A) Theodorokanos B) Basil II C) Nikephoros Xiphias D) Nikephoros Ouranos
A) They were blinded B) They were executed C) They were conscripted into the Byzantine army D) They were ransomed for gold
A) Exarch B) Caesar C) Despot D) Patrikios
A) Gold coinage B) Military service C) Taxes in kind D) Land grants
A) 17 nomismata B) 25 nomismata C) 30 nomismata D) 10 nomismata
A) Foreign merchants B) The aristocracy C) Country farmers D) Urban intellectuals
A) 1002 B) 1028 C) 992 D) 996
A) 14.4 million nomismata B) 7 million nomismata C) 10.2 million nomismata D) 30 million nomismata
A) 14.4 million nomismata B) 7 million nomismata C) 10.2 nomismata D) 200,000 nomismata
A) Nomismata B) Dynatoi C) Novels D) Doge
A) Isaac Komnenos B) John Tzimiskes C) Nikephoros Phokas D) Constantine VIII
A) Genoa B) Armenia C) Bulgaria D) Venice
A) 50,000 men B) 160,000 men C) 110,000 men D) 200,000 men
A) The Levant B) Constantinople C) Southern Italy D) Sicily
A) A shepherd's flute B) A gold coin C) A military seal D) A cross
A) Northern Africa B) Southern Italy C) Gaul D) Spain
A) Mercenary-led city-states B) Centralized legions without local command C) Naval-based administrative districts D) Small themes centered around a fortress town
A) 1018 B) 1021 C) 1025 D) 1000
A) Artaxerxes B) Cyrus the Great C) Julius Caesar D) Alexander the Great
A) The Odyssey B) The Persians C) The Histories D) The Iliad
A) Hellenistic Period B) Carolingian Renaissance C) Macedonian Renaissance D) Golden Age of Athens
A) The Seljuk Empire B) The Pechenegs C) The Hungarians D) The Normans
A) Ion Dragoumis B) Rosemary Sutcliff C) Penelope Delta D) Kostas Kyriazis
A) Rosemary Sutcliff B) Kostas Kyriazis C) Penelope Delta D) Ion Dragoumis
A) Theocharis Spyros B) Chrysa Sakel C) David Gamsakhurdia D) Gustave Schlumberger
A) The Struggle for Macedonia B) The Greek War of Independence C) The Crusades D) The Byzantine-Persian Wars
A) Enslaved them B) Imprisoned them C) Killed them D) Exiled them
A) Admiration B) Resentment C) Indifference D) Compassion
A) Three B) Two C) Four D) Five
A) New Basils B) Diplomatic peace treaties C) A unified Macedonian state D) A new Bulgarian Empire
A) Narrator B) Protagonist C) Antagonist D) Hero
A) 1964 B) 1963 C) 1907 D) 1976 |