Byzantine, Russian, and Seljuk Review

(1#) The Byzantine Empire was related to the Roman Empire because...

• The Byzantine Empire conquered Rome and erased Roman Culture from History
• The Byzantine Empire was originally the Eastern part of the Roman Empire that thrived after the fall of Rome
• The Byzantine Empire was conquered by the Romans who adopted the Greek Culture of the Byzantines

(#2) Which best describes the rule of Justinian?

• He was the first Muslim ruler of the Byzantine Empire who built hundreds of Mosques in Constantinople
• He was a Byzantine Emperor who reconquered much of Rome's lost territory and built several christian churches in Constantinople
• He was the Byzantine ruler who excommunicated the Pope in Rome and created teh Eastern Orthodox Church based in Constantinople

(#2) Which best describes the Justinian Code? 

• a collection of Roman Laws that used as the basis of the Byzantine legal system under Justinian
• a collection of religious laws based on the 10 commandments that Justinian had codified into the Byzantine legal system
• a collection of Persian laws that Justinian implemented into the Byzantine Legal system
• A collection of Decrees made by the Emperor Justinian that became the basis for the Byzantine legal system

(#3) Name two people who helped Justinian become Byzantium's greatest Emperor?

• Belisarius and Theodora
• Saladin and Alexander
• Nika and Hagia Sophia
• Cyril and Methodius

(#3) Who was Belisarius?

• Justinian's famous general-He led the Byzantine armies that reconquered most of the fallen Western Roman Empire
• Justinian's beautiful wife- she advised him and helped him create the Justinian code-which helped govern the empire
• Justinian's vizier- He was also the Patriarch of Constantinople who convinced Justinian to build the Hagia Sophia 

(#3) Who was Theodora?

• Justinian's famous general-He led the Byzantine armies that reconquered most of the fallen Western Roman Empire
• Justinian's beautiful wife- she advised on most matters including helping negotiate treaties and organize the military 
• Justinian's vizier- He was also the Patriarch of Constantinople who convinced Justinian to build the Hagia Sophia 

(#4) Which best describes the weakening and eventual Fall of the Byzantine Empire?

• The empire was weakened by near constant attacks from Arabs, Slavs, Latins, and Turks.It finally ceased to exists after the Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks in 1453.
• The empire was weakened by near-constant internal rebellions, including slave revolts. The empire was conquered by the Mongols in 1443.
• The empire was weakened when trade routes shifted west-ward. The empire ceased to exists after enslaved Seljuk Turks assassinated the Emperor and took control of the empire

(#5) What caused the split of the Christian Church in 1054?

• An argument on church doctrine between the Pope in Rome and Patriarch in Constantinople-each excommunicated the other
• a disagreement between the Emperor Justinian and the Abbasid Caliph, over whether or not Muhammad was a true prophet of God
• an argument between the Apostle Paul and the Emperor Tiberius about whether or not the emperor was the head of the church

(#5)What two separate churches formed as a result of the Christian Schism of 1054? Who were the leaders of each church?

• The Shia sect of Islam under Ali, and the Sunni sect of Islam under the Caliph
• The Roman CAtholic Church under the Pope Rome, and the Eastern Orthodox Church under the Patriarch in Constantinople
• The Greek Orthodox Church under the Patriarch in Constantinople and the Russian Orthodox Church under the Bishop in Moscow

(#6) Who were the Slavs? How were they influenced by Byzantine Culture?

• Vikings from Scandinavia, they adopted Byzantine Laws and the Greek Language of the Byzantines
• A people from NE Europe and Western Asia, they converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and learned the Cyrillic Alphabet from the Byzantines
• Peoples from Steppes of Central Asia, they converted to Islam and adopted the Persian Language and Culture favored by the Byzantines