Middle Ages Europe: Byzantine Empire

What city was a trading hub that connected Europe and Asia?

• Rome

• Byzantium

• Constantinople

• Greece

Justinian's Code expanded on the ideas of which civilization?

• Greece

• Rome

• Byzantium

• Egypt

The Hagia Sophia has what characteristics of Roman and Greek influence?

• columns

• dome

• silk

• gold

• military walls

Describe how the Byzantine Empire was a commercial center

• traders used land routes to travel to Constantinople

• traders used water routes to travel to Constantinople

• The Hagia Sophia was a major place for commerce

• The Hippodrome was the center of public life

Why would outsiders attack and try to conquer Constantinople?

• its mountainous terrain

• religious freedom

• favorable crossroads location

• its connection to Rome

What geographic factor prompted traded and afforded protection in Constantinople?

• Theodosian Wall

• seas/oceans

• deserts

• mountains

What were two reasons why the Byzantine Empire was stronger than the feudal Europe in the west?

• cultural diffusion

• a lack of trade

• strong military

• strong trade

What were two reasons for the Great Schism of the Christian Church?

• Iconoclasm

• The roles of women in the church

• Jesus Christ

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

In what ways was the Byzantine Empire different than western Europe (feudal Europe)

• The east had the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church

• The Byzantine Empire spoke Greek, whereas the west spoke Latin

• In the west, they prayed to saints (icons), but in the east they didn't

• Byzantine empire relied mostly on trade but feudal Europe was more agricultural