Byzantine and Islamic Empires

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the _____________. A blending of ancient Greece and the cultures of the Near East including Russia and Southeastern Europe. 

• Byzantine Empire
• Roman Empire
• Gupta Empire
• Chinese Empire

Constantine the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was also called

• New Rome or Second Rome
• Constantinople or Constantine's City
• "Queen of the Mediterranean"
• All of the Above are names for the new capital

What Byzantine Emperor sought to restore the greatness of the Roman Empire by extending the boundaries of the Byzantine Empire  t their greatest extent?

• Caesar
• Constantine
• Justinian
• Diocletian

What was the name of the organized church that developed within the Byzantine Empire?

• Eastern Orthodox Church
• Islamic Church
• Roman Catholic Church
• Anglican Church

What decorative art id Byzantine artists create by using tiny pieces of glass or stone in wet cement or plaster?

• Mosaic
• Greek
• Decorative
• Plaster

What was the name of the most famous Byzantine architectural structure?

• Hagia Sophia
• Parthenon
• Colisium
• Cathedral of Rome

What ethnic group played a role in establishing the early Russian State?

• Poles
• Slavs
• Huns
• Germanic

What city became the center of the early Russian State?

• Constantinople
• Kiev
• Rome
• Stalingrad

What two Byzantine Missionaries developed a written language for the Slavic people of Russia

• Cyril and Methodius
• Peter and Paul
• David and Saul
• Livingstone and Newton

Under whose leadership did the city of Kiev and the early Russian state reach the height of its power and prestige?

• Yaroslav
• Ivan I
• Peter I
• Kiev I