Q1 Assessment Review WH7

Q1 Assessment Review WH7

Multiple Select

The Byzantine Empire was once known as the:

• Eastern Roman Empire

• Western Roman Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Assyrian Empire

Multiple Choice

The capital city of the Byzantine Empire was:

• Ravenna

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Athens

Multiple Choice

When it came to trade, why was the city of Constantinople important?

• The emperor lived there and sponsored a lot of entertainment like sporting events.

• The city had lots of rivers nearby. Therefore, the workshops could use that water to power the machines in their shops to make goods for trade.

• he city was perfectly located between two large bodies of water and between two continents’ land routes. It was in the center of all the major trade routes, thus making Constantinople wealthy and powerful.

Fill in the Blanks

The greatest church in Constantinople was

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Multiple Choice

The Christian religion of the Byzantine Empire is known as:

• Roman Catholicism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Multiple Choice

The religious break in 1054 between western Christianity (Roman Catholicism) and eastern Christianity (Eastern Orthodox) is known as

• The Great Misunderstanding

• The Great Schism

• The Lord’s Prayer

Multiple Choice

What impact did the difference between western European Christianity (Roman Catholicism) and Eastern European Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy) have on the development of the Byzantine Empire?

• The two sides managed to merge each others’ beliefs

• This religious difference and the permanent split (schism) caused suspicion and mistrust between the two sides.

• The triumph of Eastern Orthodoxy meant the pope could no longer be a religious leader in western Europe.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were positive (good) achievements/accomplishments of the Emperor Justinian? (choose all that apply)

• He created a fair and just law code

• He killed 30,000 people during the Nika Riots

• He reconquered significant parts of the old Western Roman Empire

• He taxed the empire’s citizens heavily

• He ordered the building of Hagia Sophia

Multiple Select

Which of the following were negative (bad) achievements/accomplishments of the Emperor Justinian? (choose all that apply)

• He created a fair and just law code

• He killed 30,000 people during the Nika Riots

• He reconquered significant parts of the old Western Roman Empire

• He taxed the empire’s citizens heavily

• He ordered the building of Hagia Sophia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the decline and eventual fall of the Byzantine Empire?

• The loss of territory, manpower, weak emperors and internal disagreements

• Western and Eastern Christianity united to defeat the Ottoman Turks