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