The Byzantine Empire

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?

• Rome
• Constantinople
• Kiev
• Carthage

Constantinople was situated on what body of water

• Bosporus Strait
• Black Sea
• Sea of Marmara
• All of them

Which Byzantine Emperor rebuilt the majority of the Old Roman Empire?

• Justinian
• Constantine
• Diocletion
• Justin

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of what two places?

• Greece & Persia
• Rome & Persia
• Greece & Rome
• Russia & Rome

The economy of the Byzantine Empire can be described as what?

• prosperous
• declining
• stagnant
• growing

The importance of Justinian's Code is that:

• It provided equality for women
• It outlawed slavery
• It was based on Christian beliefs
• It was the basis of western law codes 

What contributed to the growth of the Byzantine Empire?

• Strong and organized military
• Christianity
• A weak government
• The Greek Language

What building did Justinian and his wife Theodora have built as a church?

• St. Peter's Cathedral
• The Pantheon
• Hagia Sophia
• The Parthenon

What art form was used in the Byzantine Empire?

• sculpting
• photography
• mosaic
• oil painting

Another name for Byzantine Christianity is?

• Eastern Orthodox
• Roman Catholicism
• Western Christianity
• Lutheranism