WHI.8 Byzantine

What emperor left Rome and named Byzantium the new capital city?

• Constantine

• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar

• Justinian

Constantinople is located on...

• an island

• a peninsula

• a mountain

• an ocean

One advantage of Constantinople's location was...

• many natural harbors for boats to dock

• protection from the Alps mountains

• close to the Germanic tribes

• close to China for trade

Eventually, in 1453, Constantinople will be taken over by:

• Muslim Ottomans

• Greek Spartans

• Chinese warriors

• Indian Guptas

The Emperor during the Golden Age of the Byzantine Empire was

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Octavian Caesar Augustus

• Hammurabi

Byzantine culture can be best connected back to:

• Gupta and Mauryan

• China and Japan

• Egypt and Mesopotamia

• Greece and Rome

Which did Emperor Justinian NOT do?

• reconquest much of the old Roman territory

• expand trade and connect to the Silk Road

• defeat Germanic invaders

• sent missionaries to spread Christianity

Justinian's Code became the basis (beginning) for future laws in:

• Western Europe

• China

• India

• Egypt

Byzantine art was inspired by the Christian religion and...

• imperial power

• natural features

• Muslim religion

• Greek mythology

The famous Byzantine church with a dome roof is called the

• Pantheon

• Hagia Sophia

• Parthenon

• Temple