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