Early Byzantium
Economy and Society
Orthodox Christianity
Byzantine Influence
Grab Bag
100
What did the Byzantine empire take its name from?
Byzantion, a modest market town and fishing village.
100
What was the theme system?
It made land to those who performed military service.
100
What language did inhabitants of Byzantium speak?
Greek.
100
What does Romaioi mean?
Romans.
100
How were silkworm eggs sneaked into the Byzantium?
They were smuggled out of China in walking staffs.
200
What did the Ottoman Turks rename Constantinople to?
Istanbul.
200
Until its conquest by Arab forces, what was the major source of grain for Byzantium?
Egypt.
200
What did the Arians believe about the nature of Jesus?
The Arians taught that Jesus was a mortal human being.
200
Who was "the Bulgar Slayer"?
Basil II.
200
What is the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church called?
The patriarch.
300
What is caesaropapism?
When the emperor not only played a secular role, but also played an active part in religious activities.
300
What did regulations on the silk industry help prevent?
A monopoly in the industry.
300
What emperor enacted the policy of iconoclasm?
Emperor Leo III.
300
What people were responsible for diverting the fourth crusade to Constantinople?
The Venetians.
300
What was the most influential Slavic trading centre?
Kiev.
400
What issued the Corpus iuris civilis?
Justinian.
400
What were the two chariot racing factions called?
Greens and Blues.
400
What were individuals who perched themselves on tall pillars known as?
Pillar saints.
400
What people defeated the Byzantines at the battle of Manzikert?
The Saljuqs.
400
What people led by Robert Guiscard took control of South Italy from the Byzantines?
The Normans.
500
Who sent the ambassador Liudprand of Cremona to Byzantium?
Otto of Saxony.
500
What was the standard currency of the Mediterranean basin from the sixth through the twelfth centuries?
The bezant.
500
What was Mt. Athos known for?
Its austere monasteries.
500
What did Saints Cyril and Methodius devise for the Slavs?
The Cyrillic alphabet.
500
Who was the man who urged ascetics to adopt reforms to enhance their effectiveness?
St. Basil of Caesarea.
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