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