Byzantine Empire Quiz

The Byzantine capital city was ___.

• Constantinople
• Rome
• Venice
• Cordoba

Which of the following statements was NOT true of the Byzantine capital city?

• It was located on a peninsula
• It was a major center of trade
• Its fresh water was supplied by aqueducts
• It was located in France

What was the religion of the Byzantine Empire?

• Roman Catholic Christianity
• Sunni Islam
• Theraveda Buddhism
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Who is the leader of the Byzantine religion?

• Patriarch
• Pope
• Caliph
• Archbishop

What major church was located in the Byzantine capital city?

• Hagia Sophia

• Notre Dame

• Chartres Cathedral

• Kaaba

What famous woman was elevated to the status of co-emperor to rule as an equal alongside her husband?

• Theodora

• Neferititi

• Elizabeth I

• Aggripina

Which of the following was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire?

• the Roman law
• the Justinian Code
• the Orthodox law
• the Greek Code

During the 8th-century dispute over icons, which of the following supported the use of icons?

• the Pope
• the patriarch
• the Byzantine emperor
• the bishops of the East

The name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.

• The Roman Empire
• The Byzantine Empire
• The Ottoman Empire
• The European Empire

The _____ was a structure in the Byzantine Empire where thousands of people would gather to watch chariot races.

• hippodrome
• Colosseum
• pyramid of Giza
• Hagia Sophia