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