Byzantine Empire quiz

When was the Eastern Roman Empire founded?

• 330 AD
• 395 AD

• 310 AD

• 476 AD

Who was the First Eastern Roman Emperor?

• Arcadius

• Justinian

• Leo

• Constantine

Who was the Eastern Roman Emperor when Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Odoacer?

• Zeno

• Leo I

• Justin I

• Leo II

When did the Justinian dynasty start?

• 527 AD

• 529 AD

• 511 AD

• 518 AD

When did Justinian I become emperor?

• 530 AD

• 527 AD

• 525 AD
• 528 AD

How did Justinian I win the Vandalic War?

• Most of the Vandal Navy was off trying to quell a revolt in Sardinia

• Because of Belisarius's smart strategy of naval landings

• He didnt win the Vandalic War

• It was all thanks to Narses

Why did the Ostrogoths abandon Rome?

• It was super hard to defend, the Aurelian walls were crumbling, and they feared the people might rebel

• The Ostrogothic army pleaded with Vitigis to go north and abandon Rome

• Ostrogothic spies warned Vitigis that Belisarius had a huge army

• Most of the water in Rome was dirty and unsanitary, and the food and crops were failing

Why did the Byzantine presence in Italy decline after Justinian's death?

• A tribe called the Lombards invaded in 568 to reconquer lands because they knew the Byzantine Empire was weakened and exhausted after the reconquest

• Justin II ordered to evacuate the Italian countryside and move all people to the major cities

• A food plague failed all the crops in Italy and people had to leave the Italian countryside to get the remaining food supplies in the major cities

• A massive rebellion by Longi forced Justin II to move all Byzantine garrisons in Italy to the major cities

Who won the Byzantine-Sassanian War of 602-628?

• Byzantine Empire

  (Heraclius)

• Sassanid Empire

  (Khosrow II)

• Rashidun Caliphate

  (Muhammad)

• No one won

What was the after math of the Byzantine Sassanian War of 602 to 628?

• Some random Arabian tribe, following the death of their leader, got enraged and started conquering everything in sight including the Byzantine Empire which had just won, and Sassanian Empire which even collapsed.

• Khosrow II succeeded in avenging his dear friend Maurice and made the Byzantine Empire a puppet forever, They also conquered Arabia and made them a puppet and he planned to conquer the outside world.

• Heraclius won and the Sassanid Empire lost more parts of Armenia and border territories of Persia and Iraq, he also won against the Islamic Caliphate and Africa and Spain remained Christian.