World History Unit 3 - The Byzantine Empire Review

Which of the following most accurately describes the power of the Byzantine emperors?

• They had strong control over both economic and religious affairs.

• They were weak rulers, controlled by the religious authorities.

• They had strong political power but lacked influence over the economy.

• They had little real power, with most authority in the hands of aristocrats.

The Eastern Roman Empire that Constantine would create early in the 4^th century C.E. would become known as…

• the Seljuk Empire.

• the Ottoman Empire.

• the Byzantine Empire.

• the British Empire.

What allowed Constantinople to command key trade routes and made it Europe’s busiest marketplace for centuries?

• Its location on the Atlantic Ocean.

• Its surplus of gold mined outside the city walls.

• Its location on the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

• Visitors’ high demand to see the chariot races in the Hippodrome.

The Roman Empire had many similarities to the Byzantine Empire. Which of the following is an example of one of the similarities between the two empires?

• Both spoke Greek and worshipped the Greek gods.

• Both spoke only Latin and had slaves.

• Both used Roman laws and saw themselves as Romans.

• Both converted to Islam in the 6^th century and spoke Arabic.

How was the Byzantine Empire different from the old Roman Empire?

• The capital had moved to Constantinople and the Byzantines followed Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

• The old Roman Empire controlled trade routes, while the Byzantine Empire’s economy was based entirely upon farming.

• The Byzantines rejected Christianity and converted to Islam, while the old Roman Empire was Roman Catholic.

• The old Roman Empire declined because of foreign invasions, but the Byzantine Empire declined because of a deadly Civil War in 565 AD.

One of Justinian’s greatest accomplishments was

• the creation of trade routes between Asia and Europe.

• establishing plans to recreate the Byzantine army and navy.

• preserving ancient Roman laws which became known as Justinian’s Code.

• creating a division of the church, known as the Great Schism.

Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople?

• Theodosius

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Augustus Caesar

The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church

• were united under the pope, who appointed the patriarch of Constantinople to rule as his representative.

• met in a series of council meetings to decide what parts of Europe would be Eastern Orthodox and what parts would be Roman Catholic in order to avoid competition.

• worked closely with the Muslims to fight against invasions.

• formally split over religious issues in the 11^th century.

The Iconoclastic Controversy was important because

• It approved Justinian’s plan to build the Hagia Sophia.

• It gave Theodora the ability to control the empire in Justinian’s absence.

• It set up rules of war the Byzantines had to follow.

• It was one of the reasons the Christian Church split.

Which of the following is a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire to global history?

• The preservation of Greek and Roman culture through the maintenance of classical literature.

• The construction of the monumental architecture such as the Pyramids and the Colosseum.

• The establishment of equal rights by allowing men and women to vote for the emperor.

• The invention of the printing press, allowing for the dissemination of classical texts and literature.