Which official helped compile Justinian's Digest and Code?
Answer
Tribonian
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which council in 451 defined the Chalcedonian doctrine followed by Byzantium?
Answer
Council of Chalcedon
Which pandemic first struck the Byzantine Empire in 541?
Answer
Plague of Justinian
Which battle in 1071 was a major Byzantine defeat by the Seljuk Turks?
Answer
Battle of Manzikert
Which Byzantine empress restored the veneration of icons in 787?
Answer
Irene of Athens
What state-controlled industry was a major source of Byzantine wealth?
Answer
Silk monopoly
What event in 1204 greatly weakened the Byzantine Empire?
Answer
Fourth Crusade
Which Byzantine emperor codified Roman law in the Corpus Juris Civilis?
Answer
Justinian I
What was the largest hippodrome in the Byzantine Empire?
Answer
Hippodrome of Constantinople
What was the name of the Mongol campaign that destroyed the Khwarazmian Empire?
Answer
Invasion of Khwarezmia
Which Mongol ruler established the Ilkhanate in Persia?
Answer
Hulagu
What type of bow was used by Mongol archers?
Answer
Composite bow
Which Ilkhan converted to Islam in 1295?
Answer
Ghazan
Which Japanese typhoons saved Japan from Mongol invasions?
Answer
Kamikaze
What script did Genghis Khan adopt for writing the Mongol language?
Answer
Uyghur script
What was the first capital of the Ilkhanate?
Answer
Maragheh
Who was the Yuan commander at the Battle of Yamen?
Answer
Zhang Hongfan
At which river did Genghis Khan defeat Jalal ad-Din in 1221?
Answer
Indus River
What was the title of the Mongol rulers in Persia?
Answer
Ilkhan
Who was the Mongol commander at the Battle of Ain Jalut?
Answer
Kitbuqa
Which Mongol khagan initiated the invasion of the Song dynasty?
Answer
Ogedei Khan
Who was the Mongol general who captured the Song capital Hangzhou?
Answer
Bayan of the Baarin
What was the name of the battle where the Mongols defeated the Hungarian army in 1241?
Answer
Battle of Mohi
Who ordered the construction of Karakorum?
Answer
Ogedei Khan
Which city did the Mongols besiege from 1268 to 1273?
Answer
Xiangyang
Who invented the Phagspa script?
Answer
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
What event caused the Mongol withdrawal from Europe in 1242?
Answer
Death of Ögedei Khan
In what year did the Mongols sack Kiev?
Answer
1240
Who was the founder of the Golden Horde?
Answer
Batu Khan
Which Mongol khanate controlled Central Asia?
Answer
Chagatai Khanate
What script was adapted for writing Mongolian under Genghis Khan?
Answer
Uyghur script
What was the approximate peak area of the Mongol Empire in km²?
Answer
24 million km²
Who was the first Mongol leader to convert to Islam?
Answer
Berke Khan
Which region did the Mongol Golden Horde mainly rule?
Answer
Rus' principalities
Which Mongol ruler sacked Baghdad in 1258?
Answer
Hulagu Khan
Which 1260 battle halted Mongol expansion into the Middle East?
Answer
Battle of Ain Jalut