Byzantine Empire and Russia

Constantine liked the location of Constantinople (Byzantium) because it was away from __________.

• Turkish invaders
• Trade Routes
• Germanic invaders
• Feudal kingdoms

What geographic feature made Constantinople an easy city to fortify and defend?

• It sits on a peninsula
• It was built on a mountain top
• It was built on an island
• It was built in a low valley

Constantinople was located between the ________ and _______ continents.

• Asian; African
• African; European
• Asian; European
• Asian; Australian

The Byzantines preserved _______ and _______ cultural heritage.

• Greek; Chinese
• Greek; Roman
• Roman; Chinese
• Indian; Greek

Justinian's Empire included all of these places EXCEPT for ________.

• North Africa
• Balkan Peninsula (Greece)
• Italian Peninsula
• Northern Europe

________ is like the Byzantine's version of Hammurabi's Code.

• Justinian's Code
• The 12 Tables
• The 10 Commandments
• The Magna Carta

Which Byzantine Emperor reconquered a lot of old Roman territories?

• Theodora
• Julius Caesar
• Augustus Caesar
• Justinian

Justinian did all of these things EXCEPT ________.

• Reconquest of Roman lands
• Created the Cyrillic Alphabet
• Built the Hagia Sophia
• Codified (wrote down) new laws

________ served as the basis form many later European legal systems.

• The Code of Hammurabi
• The 10 Commandments
• The 12 Tables
• Justinian's Code

What was the purpose of this building?

• Orthodox Church
• Imperial Palace   
• Catholic Cathedral
• Army fortress