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