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