Unit 2 Review: Byzantine Empire

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What is the name of the green empire?

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Western Roman Empire

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What is the name of the purple Empire?

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Eastern Roman Empire

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What is the capital of the Western Roman Empire?

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Rome

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What is the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

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Constantinople

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Which empire continued as the Byzantine Empire? Options: Western Roman Empire, British Empire, Ottoman Empire, Eastern Roman Empire

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Eastern Roman Empire

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Emperor Diocletian split the Roman Empire into two halves because

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It had grown to be very large

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Unlike the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire was

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a Christian state

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The Byzantine Empire was founded

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On the authority of the Christian Church

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What was the architectural achievement of Justinian?

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ordered a famous Greek Orthodox basilica to be rebuilt

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Why was the Hagia Sophia one of Justinian’s most important architectural achievements?

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It is an architectural masterpiece that remains standing today.