Chapter 2 Byzantine Empire (a)

On what geographical crossroads did the Byzantine Empire form?

• Between ancient Greece and ancient Rome

• Between Europe and Asia

• Between North Africa and Mesopotamia

• Between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic

On what body of water is Constantinople located?

• The Red Sea

• The Bosporus

• The Atlantic

• The Pacific

What sporting event was central to life in Constantinople?

• chariot races

• gladiator fights

• javelin contests

• Olympic games

For what achievement was Justinian's rule known?

• ambitious construction projects

• defeat of Arab-Muslim invaders

• establishment of the Eastern Roman Empire

• split with the Western Roman church

What did the Justinian Code do?

• ended state religion

• freed enslaved people

• made Theodora co-emperor

• organized the laws

What is the church split that occurred in 1054 called?

• icon

• creed

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• East-West Schism

What weakened the Byzantine Empire after Justinian died?

• debts and the plague

• Greek fire

• invasion of the Turks

• the Crusade

In what way did Greece influence the Byzantine Empire?

• Greek architecture dominated the landscape.

• Greek was the official language of the state.

• The emperor had to prove his Greek lineage.

• The system of law was modeled after Greek tradition.

How did the Roman Pope and the Byzantine Patriarch deal with theological differences?

• They agreed to outlaw icons and heresy.

• They clashed, and the Patriarch was excommunicated.

• They held a council to adopt a new joint creed.

• They raised armies to fight a holy war.

In what year did the Byzantine Empire fall under Turkish control?

• 565

• 634

• 1261

• 1453