1A.1 The Byzantine Empire and the Rise of the Seljuqs

• What was the state religion of the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century?

  Orthodox Christianity
• The Byzantine Empire suffered territorial losses in Anatolia
• The Seljuk Turks migrated from Central Asia in the 11th century.
• What was the name of the sultanate established by the Seljuk Turks in Anatolia?

  Sultanate of Rum
• Sequence the key events of the Battle of Manzikert

  1️⃣ Byzantine Empire clashes with Seljuk Turks

  2️⃣ Byzantine army is defeated

  3️⃣ Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes is captured

  4️⃣ Most of Anatolia is lost to the Seljuks
• What year did the Battle of Manzikert take place?

  1071
• The Byzantine Emperor captured during the Battle of Manzikert was Romanos IV Diogenes
• The Battle of Manzikert led to the complete collapse of the Byzantine Empire.

  False
• What region did the Seljuk Turks' expansion into mark a turning point for?

  Anatolia
• Which Byzantine emperor sought help from Western Europe after the Battle of Manzikert?

  Alexios I Komnenos
• Against which groups did the Byzantine Empire suffer military defeats in the 11th century?

  Normans and Seljuqs