Background to the Crusades: the Seljuk Empire

12 questions

1. ___ was the form of Christianity practised in the Byzantine Empire.
2. The destruction of holy images is known as ___.
3. Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened. Use numbers to show the correct order.
4. Why was Justinian I known as ‘the emperor who never sleeps’?
5. Which two of the following weakened the Byzantine Empire from within?
6. Which group posed a new major threat to the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century?
7. An Islamic state ruled by a single religious and political leader is known as a ___.
8. This keyword is a person who has no permanent home but moves from one place to another.
9. To which religion did the Seljuk Turks convert in 985 CE?
10. Which of the following were similarities between the fighting style of desert and steppe nomads?
11. Into which area was the Seljuk Empire expanding by the 11th century?
12. Which battle in 1071 opened the way for the Seljuks to advance into Byzantine lands?

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