Mr. Gainza's CFE Review

Constantinople was a strategic location for the capital of the Byzantine Empire because it was a crossroads of trade.

• True
• False

The location of Constantinople helped the Byzantines control

• the actions of the Pope.
• tax policies of Rome.
• warring African tribes.
• trade between Asia and Europe.

Justinian’s wife Theodora encouraged him to

• increase women’s rights.
• flee his empire when a massive riot erupted.
• expand his empire to include India and parts of China.
• ban all statues and icons of Jesus in his empire.

What language was used in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• Latin
• Greek
• English
• Arabic

What was the Great Schism in 1054 CE? 

• The Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople
• Theodosius split the empire into two parts
• The Christian Church split into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
• The center of the Church was moved to Moscow

One of Justinian’s greatest accomplishments was

• adding minarets to the Hagia Sophia.
• the Great Schism.
• re-conquest of former Roman Empire lands.
• codification of Hammurabi’s Code.

The Code of Justinian later served as the basis for most

• Indian religious ceremonies.
• African trade agreements.
• European legal systems.
• Chinese government principles.

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

Who is the pope?

• The lowest class
• the king
• The leader of the church
• a holy God

The Black Plague spread to Europe from 

• The Roman Empire along the Appian Way
• Africa along the coast
• Asia along the Silk Road
• Denmark by Vikings