A) Bardas Skleros B) David III of Tao C) Bardas Phokas D) George Tzoul
A) 1016 B) 1022 C) 976 D) 960
A) Mstislav of Chernigov B) George I C) Bagrat III D) Senekerim of Vaspurakan
A) Nikephoros Xiphias B) Bardas Skleros C) Bardas Phokas D) George Tzoul
A) Mstislav of Chernigov B) Bagrat III C) George I D) David III of Tao
A) Oltisi B) Theodosiopolis C) Trebizond D) Kerch
A) Senekerim of Vaspurakan B) Bardas Skleros C) Bardas Phokas D) Al-Hakim
A) 1022 B) 1021 C) 1018 D) 1016
A) Trebizond B) Kerch C) Shirimni D) Theodosiopolis
A) Oltisi B) Theodosiopolis C) Tao D) Trebizond
A) Bagrat III B) George I C) Senekerim of Vaspurakan D) David III of Tao
A) Battle of Pankaleia B) Battle of Shirimni C) Battle of Svindax D) Battle of Kerch
A) Bagrat B) Senekerim C) Bardas Skleros D) George Tzoul
A) Egyptian mercenaries B) Bulgarian guard C) Varangian Guard D) Khazar army
A) Trebizond B) Kerch C) Oltisi D) Theodosiopolis
A) Bardas Phokas B) Bardas Skleros C) Basil Lekapenos D) Constantine
A) Great military commanders B) Religious reformers C) Leaders of the senate D) His puppets
A) He died of natural old age B) He died in battle against the Rus' C) He was assassinated by Bardas Skleros D) He was poisoned by Lekapenos
A) 979 B) 985 C) 989 D) 988
A) He retired to a monastery voluntarily B) He was exiled and his property was confiscated C) He was killed in battle D) He was crowned co-emperor
A) Constantine B) Anna C) Bardas D) Lekapenos
A) He died blind B) He was executed by beheading C) He became a monk D) He escaped to Kiev
A) Allow women to manage the treasury B) Appoint women as governors C) Consult the empress regularly D) Admit no woman to the imperial councils
A) Skleros B) David III C) Vladimir I D) Tornikios
A) Chersonesos B) Tao C) Constantinople D) Kiev
A) Marriage to Basil's sister Anna B) Gold and jewels C) The governorship of Crimea D) A seat on the Byzantine Senate
A) Vladimir adopted the Roman pagan faith B) The empire adopted Islam C) Vladimir converted to Christianity D) Basil converted to the Rus' religion
A) The Second Kiev B) The Third Rome C) The New Byzantium D) The Holy Empire
A) 960 B) 958 C) 955 D) 963
A) Crown prince B) Golden child C) Born into the purple D) Royal heir
A) Constantine VII B) Romanos II C) John Tzimiskes D) Nikephoros Phokas
A) Theodora B) Anna C) Helena D) Theophano
A) Senator B) General C) Merchant D) Tavern-keeper
A) 20 September 963 B) 10 January 976 C) 15 March 963 D) 22 April 960
A) 26 B) 30 C) 24 D) 28
A) Battle wound B) Fever C) Poisoning with hemlock D) Heart failure
A) Basil Lekapenos B) Joseph Bringas C) John Tzimiskes D) Nikephoros Phokas
A) 16 August 963 B) 10 January 976 C) 22 April 960 D) 20 September 963
A) Constantine VIII B) Basil II C) John Tzimiskes D) Romanos II
A) 16 August 963 B) 15 March 963 C) 10 January 976 D) December 969
A) Anna B) Helena C) Theophano D) Theodora
A) The Conqueror B) The Great C) The Bulgar-Slayer D) The Pious
A) Green B) Hazel C) Light-blue D) Dark-brown
A) Gold-embroidered silk B) Sombre, dark-purple C) Bright red velvet D) White linen
A) 998 B) 995 C) 987–988 D) 991
A) Damian Dalassenos B) Manjutakin C) Jaysh ibn al-Samsama D) Michael Bourtzes
A) Tripoli B) Damascus C) Tartus D) Aleppo
A) They retreated without a fight B) They suffered a major defeat C) They captured the city of Damascus D) They won a decisive victory
A) Local Arab mercenaries B) Armenian troops C) Varangian guards D) Bulgarian defectors
A) Manjutakin B) Jaysh ibn al-Samsama C) Yaqub ibn Killis D) Al-Aziz Billah
A) Samuel B) Svyatoslav I C) Boris II D) Aron
A) Nikephoros Ouranos B) Nikephoros Xiphias C) Theodorokanos D) Basil II
A) They were ransomed for gold B) They were executed C) They were conscripted into the Byzantine army D) They were blinded
A) Caesar B) Exarch C) Patrikios D) Despot
A) Gold coinage B) Military service C) Land grants D) Taxes in kind
A) 25 nomismata B) 17 nomismata C) 30 nomismata D) 10 nomismata
A) Urban intellectuals B) The aristocracy C) Foreign merchants D) Country farmers
A) 1028 B) 996 C) 1002 D) 992
A) 14.4 million nomismata B) 10.2 million nomismata C) 7 million nomismata D) 30 million nomismata
A) 14.4 million nomismata B) 7 million nomismata C) 10.2 nomismata D) 200,000 nomismata
A) Doge B) Novels C) Nomismata D) Dynatoi
A) Constantine VIII B) Isaac Komnenos C) Nikephoros Phokas D) John Tzimiskes
A) Armenia B) Genoa C) Bulgaria D) Venice
A) 160,000 men B) 50,000 men C) 110,000 men D) 200,000 men
A) The Levant B) Constantinople C) Sicily D) Southern Italy
A) A gold coin B) A shepherd's flute C) A cross D) A military seal
A) Southern Italy B) Gaul C) Northern Africa D) Spain
A) Centralized legions without local command B) Naval-based administrative districts C) Mercenary-led city-states D) Small themes centered around a fortress town
A) 1021 B) 1000 C) 1025 D) 1018
A) Cyrus the Great B) Artaxerxes C) Alexander the Great D) Julius Caesar
A) The Persians B) The Iliad C) The Odyssey D) The Histories
A) Macedonian Renaissance B) Hellenistic Period C) Golden Age of Athens D) Carolingian Renaissance
A) The Normans B) The Pechenegs C) The Hungarians D) The Seljuk Empire
A) Penelope Delta B) Kostas Kyriazis C) Rosemary Sutcliff D) Ion Dragoumis
A) Rosemary Sutcliff B) Penelope Delta C) Kostas Kyriazis D) Ion Dragoumis
A) Chrysa Sakel B) David Gamsakhurdia C) Theocharis Spyros D) Gustave Schlumberger
A) The Greek War of Independence B) The Struggle for Macedonia C) The Byzantine-Persian Wars D) The Crusades
A) Enslaved them B) Killed them C) Exiled them D) Imprisoned them
A) Indifference B) Resentment C) Admiration D) Compassion
A) Two B) Three C) Five D) Four
A) A new Bulgarian Empire B) Diplomatic peace treaties C) New Basils D) A unified Macedonian state
A) Narrator B) Antagonist C) Hero D) Protagonist
A) 1964 B) 1976 C) 1907 D) 1963 |