Byzantine Empire

Constantinople saw natural protection due to its location on a

• Mountain

• Island

• Fjord

• Peninsula 

Justinian's most famous achievement is the

• Wall of Constantine

• Holy Crusade 

• Crowning of Charlemagne 

• Justinian Code

Constantinople served as a center for what two cultures?

• Greece and Rome

• Persia and Rome

• Phoenicia and Rome

• Greece and Hebrew

Which of the following would most likely be found in Byzantine art? 

• woven tapestries of emperors 

• mosaics of Christian religious figures

• portraits of ordinary people 

• marble statues of Roman gods 

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 

• Athens 

• Constantinople 

• Italy 

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia

• National Cathedral

• Notre Dame

• Taj Mahal

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

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Justinian

• Xerxes

In AD 330, what did Emperor Constantine do that led to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire? 

• He angered Roman nobility, leading to a civil war between the east and the west.  

• He founded Constantinople and moved the Roman Empire's capital there.  

• He converted to Christianity and decreed that all other religions were banned. 

• He divided the Roman Empire into several different kingdoms and empires. 

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 

• Athens 

• Constantinople 

• Italy 

The Byzantine Empire lasted about  __________ years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

• 1000

• 100

• 500

• 5000