Byzantine Empire Quiz

When did the Byzantine Empire begin?

• 1453 CE

• 476 CE

• 330 BCE

• 410 CE

Where did Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire?

• Rome

• Athens

• Paris

• Byzantion

What advantage did the Byzantine Empire have over its neighbors?

• Technological and artistic advantage

• Military strength

• Economic resources

• Political alliances

What was the name of the church with a high dome in Constantinople?

• St. Peter's Basilica

• Hagia Sophia

• Notre Dame Cathedral

• Pantheon

Who was Anna Komnene?

• Military general

• Empress of the Byzantine Empire

• Religious leader

• Philosopher and historian

What did Leo the Mathematician invent to warn the emperor of invading armies?

• Carrier pigeons

• Drums

• System of beacons

• Smoke signals

Who made a deal with the French and Venetian Crusaders to retake the throne from his uncle?

• Alexios Angelos

• Michael Palaiologos

• Mehmed the Conqueror

• Constantine

What event led to the destruction of countless works of ancient and medieval art and literature in Constantinople?

• Ottoman conquest

• Fires lit by the Crusaders

• Visigoth invasion

• Rebellion of the population

Who captured Constantinople in 1453, bringing an end to the Roman Empire?

• Michael Palaiologos

• Alexios Angelos

• Constantine

• Mehmed the Conqueror

When was the term 'Byzantine Empire' first used?

• During the Renaissance

• During the Middle Ages

• During the Roman Empire

• During the Ottoman Empire