Ancient History Chapter 11.1 Byzantine Empire

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Justinian Code?

• The Code

• The Digest

• The Institutes

• The Rhetoric

For how long did the Justinian Code serve the Byzantine Empire?

• about 150 years

• about 900 years

• about 43 years

• about 2000 years

Byzantine students focused on Greek and Latin grammar and philosophy.

• True

• False

The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople was also called...

• St. Basil's Cathedral.

• Hagia Sophia.

• St. Peter's Cathedral

• Sapientia Ductine

A hippodrome is a/an...

• arena designed for horse/chariot races

• stadium containing a cycle-racing track.

• large theater.

• river horse.

What title is given to the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christianity?

• patriarch

• bishop

• pope

• rabbi

What do we call religious images used in practices by the Eastern Christians to help their worship?

• figurines

• idols

• icons

• classical texts

The Nika Rebellion was begun by...

• the Nika tribe from Anatolia.

• Huns attacking from the north.

• unruly slaves.

• two of the Hippodrome fan groups.

What caused about 10,000 people per day to die during the 6th century?

• a food-borne illnesses that spread from Greece

• an influenza epidemic

• the Justinian Plague

• the conquest of the Huns

What is the significance of the year 1453?

• the fall of the Byzantine Empire

• the beginning of the Justinian Code

• the worst year of the Justinian Plague

• Christianity officially split