WH1: Byzantine Empire

Where is Constantinople located?

• On the Bosporus Strait
• On the Dardanelles Strait
• On the Balkan Peninsula
• On the Italian Peninsula

Why did the Eastern Roman Empire become known as the Byzantine Empire?

• It is the Greek word for Holy Wisdom
• It was overtaken and renamed by the Germanic trides
• Its capital was formerly known as "Byzantium"
• Its first emperor was named "Byzantine"

Who moved the Roman capital to Constantinople?

• Constantine
• Diocletian
• Justinian
• Theodosius

Why was the location of Constantinople advantageous?

• It was far from the Silk Road and other trade routes
• It was far from the Germanic invasions in the western empire
• It was located in an eaisly fortified valley
• It was located on the Baltic Sea

Who finally conquered the Byzantine Empire?

• Visigoths
• Mongols
• Ottomans
• Vikings

The Byzantine empire preserved _____________ culture. 

• Germanic
• Ottoman
• Persian
• Greco-Roman

Constantinople was located on the crossroads of several trade routes which meant the city _________.

• lacked a culture
• was comprised only of Greeks
• was conquered and sacked often
• became the center of trade

What is this building?

• Pantheon
• Hagia Sophia
• Taj Mahal
• Parthenon

What was Justinian's legal code based on?

• Rosetta Stone
• Code of Hammurabi
• Roman law
• Ten Commandments

Why is Justinian's code important?

• It laid the foundation for future European legal codes
• It was the last legal code rooted in Christianity
• It led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire
• It gave women the right to vote in government