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