A) 7th century B) 10th century C) 12th century D) 14th century
A) Mongols B) Vikings C) Franks D) Seljuk Turks
A) Andronikos I Komnenos B) John II Komnenos C) Manuel I Komnenos D) Alexios II Komnenos
A) Nicaea B) Adrianople C) Constantinople D) Thessaloniki
A) Theodora Porphyrogenita B) Anna Komnene C) Eudokia Makrembolitissa D) Irene Doukaina
A) Syriac B) Armenian C) Greek D) Latin
A) Theodore I Komnenos B) Andronikos I Komnenos C) Manuel I Komnenos D) John II Komnenos
A) Richard the Lionheart B) Saladin C) Frederick Barbarossa D) Pope Urban II
A) 150 years B) 200 years C) 75 years D) 104 years
A) The Third Crusade B) The Fourth Crusade C) The First Crusade D) The Second Crusade
A) 100,000–120,000 B) 30–40,000 C) 60–80,000 D) 10–20,000
A) Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria B) Nicaea, Epirus, and Trebizond C) Athens, Sparta, and Delphi D) Constantinople, Thessaloniki, and Corinth
A) The construction of new fortifications B) The establishment of the theme system C) The expansion under the Macedonian dynasty D) The growing influence and power of the aristocracy
A) Romanos Diogenes B) Michael Doukas C) George Maniakes D) Alexios I Komnenos
A) Corinth B) Constantinople C) Athens D) Thessaloniki
A) Silk production B) Olive oil trade C) Wine production D) Grain farming
A) The Seljuks were defeated by the Fatimids. B) Emperor Romanos Diogenes suffered a surprise defeat. C) The Byzantines won decisively. D) It ended in a stalemate.
A) Byzantines controlled all the rich agricultural lowlands. B) They lost control over the entire peninsula to the Turks. C) The Byzantine army was completely destroyed. D) The Turks gained significant territory.
A) Thessaloniki B) Corinth C) Constantinople D) Athens
A) Varangian Guard B) Kataphraktoi C) The 'Immortals' D) Archontopouloi
A) Shield wall B) The couched lance technique C) Phalanx formation D) Testudo formation
A) He suffered a horrific death by torture. B) He became an ally of the Normans. C) He negotiated peace with the Seljuks. D) He was released and reinstated as emperor.
A) To discuss trade agreements with Western Europe B) To negotiate a peace treaty with the Normans C) To request financial aid for rebuilding Constantinople D) To ask for reinforcements from Europe against the Seljuks
A) Godfrey of Bouillon B) Urban II C) Peter the Hermit D) Bohemund
A) 'Immortals' B) The Archontopouloi C) Vardariots D) Varangian Guard
A) Aid for internal conflicts B) Mercenary forces C) Art and culture D) Religious leaders
A) Turkoman tribesmen moved into Anatolia. B) The entire Balkan region was conquered by the Normans. C) The empire lost control over Constantinople. D) Venetian traders took over Byzantine trade routes.
A) The Angeloi B) The Palaiologos C) The Laskaris D) The Doukas
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) Varangian Guard B) 'Immortals' C) Trebizond Archers D) The Vardariots
A) The Normans B) The Magyars C) The Pechenegs D) The Serbs
A) It strengthened alliances with Western European states. B) It increased hostility towards Byzantium in the west. C) It resulted in economic prosperity through trade. D) It led to a peaceful coexistence with Latin territories.
A) Ducat. B) Solidus. C) The hyperpyron. D) Nomisma.
A) The Thracian division B) The Macedonian division C) The Anatolian division D) The Paphlagonian division
A) Building a new force based on feudal grants (próniai) B) Implementing conscription across the empire C) Recruiting mercenaries from Western Europe D) Forming alliances with neighboring empires
A) Stephen of Blois B) Alexios I Komnenos C) Tatikios D) Bohemund |