byzantine empire quiz

Question 0

what was byzantium

Answer 0

a greek colony

Question 1

who was the greatest ruler of byzantine empire

Answer 1

justinian

Question 2

who was the leading general of the byzantine empire

Answer 2

belisarius

Question 3

what two places did the army of the byzantines capture

Answer 3

north Africa and Italy

Question 4

what did justinian build during his rule of the byzantine empire

Answer 4

the great cathedral Hagia Sophia

Question 5

who sacked constantinople

Answer 5

the ottoman turks

Question 6

who was the first king of the franks

Answer 6

clovis

Question 7

who was the ruer to follow clovis

Answer 7

dagobert

Question 8

what empire followed the merovingians

Answer 8

the carolingians

Question 9

who was the first carolingian ruler

Answer 9

pepin

Question 10

who was pepins father

Answer 10

Charles Martel

Question 11

what was martels nickname

Answer 11

the hammer

Question 12

what were muslims called in france

Answer 12

moors

Question 13

who won the moors at tour

Answer 13

Charles Martel and his army beat the moors

Question 14

who did pepin form a good relationship with

Answer 14

the pope

Question 15

who did pepin protect rome from

Answer 15

the lumbards

Question 16

what are the different translations of charlemanges name

Answer 16

charlemange, carolus Magnus, and charles the great

Question 17

who was the best of the carolingian rulers

Answer 17

charlemange

Question 18

who was charlemange’s father

Answer 18

pepin

Question 19

where did charlemange decide to have his empires capital

Answer 19

Aachen

Question 20

what was the name of the school charlemange set up in his empires capital

Answer 20

the placs school

Question 21

who crowned charlemange as emperor of the holy roman empire

Answer 21

pope leo III

Question 22

What was the name of the language that charlemange created

Answer 22

carolingian minuscule

Question 23

what is odd that happened to charlemange

Answer 23

he can read but not write

Question 24

what treaty caused the holy empire to be split into 3 parts

Answer 24

the treaty of verdun

Question 25

where do the vikings hail from

Answer 25

Scandinavia

Question 26

what did the vikings set up in France

Answer 26

normandy

Question 27

what two places were raided by the vikings during the saxon invasions

Answer 27

Britain and rome

Question 28

what were the three most important kingdoms the saxons set up

Answer 28

• Northumbria
• Mercia
• Wessex

Question 29

who brought christianity to Ireland

Answer 29

st. Patrick

Question 30

what did saint columban supposibly do

Answer 30

he discovered the americas first

Question 31

who was the first king of wessex

Answer 31

Alfred the great

Question 32

what was the battle alfred and his army won against the danes called

Answer 32

the battle of edington

Question 33

what is the name of the river that divides London and chester

Answer 33

the thames river

Question 34

who was the king that followed Alfred

Answer 34

Canute

Question 35

who does canute share his rule with

Answer 35

edmond ironside

Question 36

who took what in the shared rule of the anglo-saxon rule

Answer 36

Canute took the northern portion of the kingdom

ironside took the southern region of the kingdom

Question 37

who was the anglo-saxon king who followed canute

Answer 37

Edward the confessor