The Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire

The Hippodrome

Multiple Choice

Why would Constantinople be easier to defend than Rome?

• It was surrounded by high mountains that were impossible to cross.

• It was surrounded by the seas, which reduced the number of ways to attack the city.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Justinian reorganized Roman Law to help guarantee fair treatment for all.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why did the Great Schism occur?

• Continued arguing over where the church should be located and how to decorate church buildings

• Continued arguing within the Church over who had an authority to control the Church, icons, and who exactly was Jesus

Multiple Choice

How did the Byzantine Empire affect Roman law?

• It destroyed Roman law and created a brand new set of laws.

• It preserved Roman law and updated it.