Test Your Knowledge About the Byzantine Empire!

Question 1

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Which Roman Emperor was responsible for splitting the Roman Empire, establishing the Byzantine Empire?

Augustus

Diocletian

Answer

Constantine

Answer

Julius Caesar

Question 2

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What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

Athens

Rome

Constantinople

Answer

Alexandria

Question 3

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Which language was most commonly spoken in the Byzantine Empire?

Greek

Latin

Arabic

Byzantine

Answer

Catholicism

Answer

Constantine I

Answer

Eiffel Tower

Answer

Great Wall of China

Answer

Maya Civilization

Answer

Inca Civilization

Answer

Egyptian Civilization

Answer

Battle of Thermopylae

Answer

Battle of Tours

Answer

Battle of Hastings

Answer

Alexios I Komnenos

Answer

Nikephoros II Phokas

Answer

Fall of Rome

Answer

Siege of Vienna

Answer

Battle of Lepanto

Answer

Napoleonic Code

Answer

Magna Carta

Answer

Human Rights Act

Question 4

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What was the dominant religion in the Byzantine Empire?

Judaism

Islam

Eastern Orthodoxy

Question 5

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Who was the most famous Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 AD and codified Roman law?

Justinian I

Heraclius

Leo III

Question 6

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Which grand architectural marvel was built during the reign of Justinian I?

Colosseum

Hagia Sophia

Question 7

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The Byzantine Empire preserved and transmitted the ancient works of which ancient civilization to the West?

Greek Civilization

Question 8

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Which battle in 717-718 AD saved the Byzantine Empire from Arab conquest and halted the Muslim advance into Europe?

Siege of Constantinople

Question 9

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Which Byzantine Emperor is known for successfully defending Constantinople against multiple Arab sieges?

Leo III the Isaurian

Basil II

Question 10

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What event in 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?

Fall of Constantinople

Question 11

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Which famous body of law was created under the rule of the Byzantine Empire?

Justinian Code