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| 8083812580 | When did Byzantine rulers attempt to reestablish Roman authority throughout the Mediterranean basin? | 6th century | 0 | |
| 8083816519 | Where did Germanic invaders mostly settle? | western region | 1 | |
| 8083820288 | Where does the Byzantine empire get its name? | Byzantion | 2 | |
| 8083830556 | What is the natural harbor Byzantion is situated on known as? | The Golden Horn | 3 | |
| 8083833267 | What does Constantinople mean? | City of Constantine | 4 | |
| 8083837453 | What is caesaropapism? | the emperor played an active and prominent role in ecclesiastical (religious) affairs | 5 | |
| 8083849102 | What did the Ottoman people rename Constantinople? | Istanbul | 6 | |
| 8083854112 | Who was the most important of the Byzantine emperors? | Justinian | 7 | |
| 8083867774 | Who was Justinian's wife? | Theodora | 8 | |
| 8083872132 | What was Justinian known as to his subjects? | the sleepless emperor | 9 | |
| 8083879611 | What was Justinian's most notable construction project? | Hagia Sophia | 10 | |
| 8083884196 | What does Hagia Sophia mean? | Holy Wisdom | 11 | |
| 8083890091 | What was the Hagia Sophia? | a church, which was known for it's domed structure | 12 | |
| 8083904911 | What was Justinian's most significant political contribution? | Corpus iuris civilis | 13 | |
| 8083913250 | What does corpus iuris civilis mean? | Body of the Civil Law | 14 | |
| 8083928096 | What ambitious venture did Justinian try but not accomplish? | to reconquer the western Roman empire | 15 | |
| 8083951221 | What special weapon did Byzantine use when under siege by Muslim forces? | Greek fire | 16 | |
| 8083955195 | What is the Theme System? | the Byzantine empire created provinces called themes that were ruled by generals | 17 | |
| 8083975270 | What did the Theme System do relating to military? | armies raised under the system were especially effective | 18 | |
| 8083992483 | Who were the most successful and influential of the Germanic peoples? | The Franks | 19 | |
| 8084000046 | When did the Franks begin to gain support? | they abandoned their polytheistic religion for Christianity | 20 | |
| 8084013458 | Who was the founder of the Carolingian dynasty? | Charles Martel | 21 | |
| 8084021586 | What did Charles Martel mean? | Charles the Hammer | 22 | |
| 8084028209 | When did the Franks reach their high point? | during the reign of Charlemagne | 23 | |
| 8084033023 | What does Charlemagne mean? | Charles the Great | 24 | |
| 8084040633 | Where did Charlemagne build a capital? | Aachen | 25 | |
| 8084059837 | What was missi dominici? | a group of imperial officials who reviewed accounts of local authority | 26 | |
| 8084072814 | What does missi dominici mean? | envoys of the lord ruler | 27 | |
| 8084084984 | Did Charlemagne call himself emperor? | he hesitated at first, but eventually did | 28 | |
| 8084094633 | Who held the empire together for a short time after Charlemagne's death? | Louis the Pious | 29 | |
| 8084104771 | What was one cause of Norse expansion? | population growth fueled by increased agricultural production | 30 | |
| 8084119191 | Who were Norse seafarers who began raiding and plundering? | the Vikings | 31 |
