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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 Eastern Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire
The Northern Roman Empire
The Southern Roman Empire
2. What was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Islam
Hindu
Christianity
Paganism
3. Which Roman emperor reorganised the empire and made modern-day Istanbul the new capital?
Diocletian
Valentinian
Theodosius
Constantine
4. The Hagia Sophia is the greatest example of Byzantine architecture on Earth. It was built under the reign of which emperor?
Arcadius
Justinian I
Basil
Alexios
5. What was originally Hagia Sophia when it was built in 537?
Mosque
Roman Catholic cathedral
Museum
Byzantine Christian cathedral
6. Who was the first empress of the Byzantine Empire?
Sophia
Livia
Irene
Martha
7. Which Byzantine emperor was known as the Bulgar-Slayer?
Alexius
Basil II
Leo III
Nicephorus
8. The Arabs destroyed which city in North Africa and ended the Byzantine rule?
Tarabulus
Carthage
Tartessos
Alexandria
9. Which Byzantine emperor changed the official language of the empire from Latin to Greek?
Justinian II
Leontios
Constantine III
Heraclius
10. What terrible disease swept through the Byzantine Empire during Justinian's rule?
Bubonic plague
Measles
Influenza
Yellow fever
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?
Basil II
Alexios I Komnenos
Michael VIII Palaiologos
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
Corpus Juris Civilis
Exules Siberiani
13. Who did the Byzantine Empire constantly fight with for control over the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean?
The Phoenicians
The Muslims
The Greeks
The Romans
14. In what year the city of Constantinople fell and ended the Byzantine Empire?
1453
1493
1425
1444
15. Which army stormed the city walls and the Byzantine Empire came to end?
The Persians
The Franks
The Ottomans
The Normans
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