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Byzantine Empire
What do you know about the Byzantine Empire that was during most of its existence, the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe?
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Last updated: March 22, 2022
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1. The Byzantine Empire is also referred as what?
The Southern Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire
The Eastern Roman Empire
The Northern Roman Empire
2. What was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Hindu
Christianity
Paganism
Islam
3. Which Roman emperor reorganised the empire and made modern-day Istanbul the new capital?
Constantine
Valentinian
Theodosius
Diocletian
4. The Hagia Sophia is the greatest example of Byzantine architecture on Earth. It was built under the reign of which emperor?
Alexios
Arcadius
Basil
Justinian I
5. What was originally Hagia Sophia when it was built in 537?
Byzantine Christian cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral
Mosque
Museum
6. Who was the first empress of the Byzantine Empire?
Martha
Livia
Sophia
Irene
7. Which Byzantine emperor was known as the Bulgar-Slayer?
Basil II
Alexius
Nicephorus
Leo III
8. The Arabs destroyed which city in North Africa and ended the Byzantine rule?
Tartessos
Tarabulus
Alexandria
Carthage
9. Which Byzantine emperor changed the official language of the empire from Latin to Greek?
Leontios
Justinian II
Heraclius
Constantine III
10. What terrible disease swept through the Byzantine Empire during Justinian's rule?
Influenza
Measles
Yellow fever
Bubonic plague
11. The earliest initiative for the First Crusade began in 1095 when which Byzantine emperor requested military support in conflict with the Seljuk-led Turks?
Alexios I Komnenos
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Basil II
Leo III
12. What was the name of collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I?
Romulus Magnus
Magna Carta
Exules Siberiani
Corpus Juris Civilis
13. Who did the Byzantine Empire constantly fight with for control over the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean?
The Greeks
The Muslims
The Phoenicians
The Romans
14. In what year the city of Constantinople fell and ended the Byzantine Empire?
1425
1444
1493
1453
15. Which army stormed the city walls and the Byzantine Empire came to end?
The Normans
The Franks
The Ottomans
The Persians
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