History Ch 11 test.-Byzantines, Russians and Turks interact

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What was the name of the code that unified Byzantine and the Western Roman empire?

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Justinian's Code

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What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?

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Greek

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Constantinople served as a center for what two cultures? (Options: Greece and Rome, Persia and Rome, Phoenicia and Rome, Greece and Hebrew)

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Greece and Rome

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Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

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It was a trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa

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Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

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Hagia Sophia

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What church was found in the Byzantine Empire?

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Eastern Orthodox

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Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase legal rights of women and advised him to face the Nika Rebellion?

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Theodora

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Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

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It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.

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What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

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Constantinople

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One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

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was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.