Byzantine Empire

Rome was located near what body of water, which was a MAJOR trade route?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

• Augustus 
• Nero
• Constantine 
• Caesar 

Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?

• It was too big for one person to rule 
• an emperor's two sons took over
• There wasn't a split 
• Germanic tribes invaded 

In what year did the Roman Empire collapse? 

• 776 BC
• 776 AD
• 476 BC
• 476 AD

When the empire split, what was the new capital?

• Rome 
• Constantinople 
• Carthage 
• Istanbul 

What language was created by the Romans where many words from today are from?

• Portuguese
• Italian
• Latin
• French

Justinian's lasting contribution was .:

• His permanent retaking of the western half of the Roman Empire
• His uniting political and religious authority into a single leader
• His updating of previous legal (law) traditions
• His conquest of the Ottoman Turks

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 
• Athens 
• Constantinople 
• Italy 

Which Emperor was responsible for organizing and simplifying old Roman law into a new code?

• Constantine
• Diocletian
• Justinian
• Xerxes

Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Empire? 

• Political Instability 
• The empire became too small
• Economic problems 
• It became too large to manage effectively.