| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire? | Christianity | 100%
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| Which Roman emperor reorganised the empire and made modern-day Istanbul the new capital? | Constantine | 100%
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| The Byzantine Empire is also referred as what? | The Eastern Roman Empire | 100%
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| The Hagia Sophia is the greatest example of Byzantine architecture on Earth. It was built under the reign of which emperor? | Justinian I | 95%
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| Who did the Byzantine Empire constantly fight with for control over the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean? | The Muslims | 95%
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| In what year the city of Constantinople fell and ended the Byzantine Empire? | 1453 | 92%
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| What terrible disease swept through the Byzantine Empire during Justinian's rule? | Bubonic plague | 92%
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| Which army stormed the city walls and the Byzantine Empire came to end? | The Ottomans | 89%
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| What was originally Hagia Sophia when it was built in 537? | Byzantine Christian cathedral | 87%
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| Which Byzantine emperor was known as the Bulgar-Slayer? | Basil II | 82%
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| What was the name of collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I? | Corpus Juris Civilis | 79%
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| 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 | 76%
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| Which Byzantine emperor changed the official language of the empire from Latin to Greek? | Heraclius | 66%
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| Who was the first empress of the Byzantine Empire? | Irene | 63%
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| The Arabs destroyed which city in North Africa and ended the Byzantine rule? | Carthage | 45%
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