Test Your Knowledge of the Byzantine Empire How well do you know the history of the Byzantine Empire? Take this quiz and find out! delya90 published on September 26, 20231 response 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/12 Who was the founder of the Byzantine Empire? Julius Caesar Alexander the Great Constantine the Great Attila the Hun 2/12 Which city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire? Constantinople Athens Rome Jerusalem 3/12 The official language of the Byzantine Empire was: Greek Latin Greek & Latin Arabic 4/12 Which emperor codified Roman laws in the Byzantine Empire? Justinian I Theodosius I Constantine XI 5/12 What event led to the Great Schism between the Western Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church? The Arian Controversy The Iconoclast Controversy The First Crusade The Fourth Crusade 6/12 Which powerful Islamic empire posed a major threat to the Byzantine Empire? Ottoman Empire Abbasid Caliphate Seljuk Empire Mamluk Sultanate 7/12 Who was the last Byzantine emperor? Constantine XI Justinian I Theodosius I 8/12 What was the dominant religion in the Byzantine Empire? Judaism Islam Christianity Zoroastrianism 9/12 Which architectural masterpiece was built during the reign of Emperor Justinian I? Taj Mahal Hagia Sophia Great Wall of China Colosseum 10/12 What was the main economic activity of the Byzantine Empire? Fishing Farming Trade Mining 11/12 Which Byzantine historian documented the history of the empire and its neighboring regions? Homer Procopius Herodotus Thucydides 12/12 What was the final event that led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire? The Battle of Manzikert The Sack of Constantinople The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople The Black Death
