WHI 8.01 CP 2 Byzantine Empire

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What is one or two words that you would use to describe the Byzantine Empire?

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Why did Justinian create his law code?

• to support Christianity

• to gain more power

• to help him recapture the western Roman empire

• to make Roman law less confusing

Multiple Choice

______________ is formally referred to as "Corpus Juris Civilis."

• Constantine's Code

• Code of Hamarabi

• Justinian Code

• Theodora's Code

Multiple Choice

The best reason for Emperor Justinian's codification of Roman law was to —

• abolish Roman law and establish a new set of laws

• grant Emperor Justinian complete control over his subjects

• clarify and change Roman law to better fit Byzantine society

• abolish the system of slavery used during the Roman Empire

Multiple Choice

Parts of the Justinian Code were used by many different countries in the Western the world as they developed their own laws. 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

One of the greatest contributions of Justinian’s Code was it —

• was solely dependent upon Christian principles

• included all of Rome’s laws

• provided the framework for western law today

• improved the status of women

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements completes the diagram? 

• A. Prosperity of the Byzantine Empire 

• B. Collapse of the Roman Empire 

• C. Prosperity of the Roman Empire 

• D. Collapse of the Byzantine Empire 

Multiple Choice

Name this famous landmark in Constantinople?

• St. Peters Basilica

• Chartes Cathedral

• Notre Dame

• Hagia Sophia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the map of the Ottoman Empire seen above? 

• A. The height of the Byzantine Empire lasted until the 1600s. 

• B. The Ottomans, like the Byzantines, preserved Roman culture. 

• C. The Ottoman Empire destroyed what was left of Greek culture. 

• D. The weakening of the Byzantine Empire left it vulnerable to conquest. 

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What is the theme system?

• a. a system of mandatory conscription based on age and location

• b. a system similar to the Europeans feudal system, where the government traded land for loyal soldiers

• c. a governing system where the emperor focuses on one area of improvement (called a theme) at a time

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One of the causes of Byzantine resurgence was the political innovation wherein a general was given military and civil control over an imperial province or

• corpus.

• theme.

• polis.

• satrapy.

Multiple Choice

Why was the Battle of Manzikert significant?

• The Byzantine victory marked the last Turkish incursion into Byzantine land.

• The Byzantine defeat led to a new Bulgarian rule.

• The Byzantine defeat severely weakened the empire and marked the end of the theme system.

• The clash between the Bulgarians and Normans allowed the Byzantines time to reform the theme system.

Multiple Choice

who won the battle of manzikert in 1071

• delhi sultanate

• seljuk empire

Multiple Choice

Which city was the focus of the First Crusade?

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem

• Antioch

• Damascus

Multiple Choice

The Fourth Crusade set the stage for which of the following events?

• The plague

• The Battle of Tours

• The Crusader capture of Jerusalem

• The collapse of the Byzantine Empire

Multiple Choice

In the Fourth Crusade, the crusaders attacked

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Mecca

• Alexandria

Multiple Choice

Which group conquered Constantinople?

• Persians

• Huns

• Ottoman Turks

• Carthage

Multiple Choice

Which of these would be considered the historical circumstances of the Byzantine Empire?

• Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople, which became a very rich trading city. The emperor Justinian rose to power in Constantinople and recaptured most of what was the Roman empire.

• The Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century and brought it to an end

• The Byzantine empire developed the Eastern Orthodox church and that led to its rise

• The Byzantine empire only existed in the 15th century and did not expand far outside of Constantinople

Draw

Create a t-shirt that represents the Byzantine Empire.

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