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1. Which territory of the Roman Empire did Justinian lose control of and later try to regain?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Corpus Juris Civilis (Justinian Code) was The code that decided legal questions that regulated whole areas of Byzantine life including; Marriage, slavery, property, inheritance, women’s rights, and criminal justice.

• true

• false

What two churches were formed by the Great Schism in 1054?

• Gunna and Lil Baby (Drip Harder)

• Jehovah Witness and Roman Catholic

• Non Dominantion and Protestant Churches

• Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches

During the rule of Emperor Justinian, the Corpus juris civilis was important because it

• held that the empire’s monarchs must follow all laws.

• Made Christianity the official religion of the empire.

• Allowed Byzantine citizens to know what law governed them.

• Forbade the practice of Islam in the Eastern Roman Empire.

This emperor divided the Western Roman Empire from the Eastern Roman Empire in order to more effectively govern it.

• Augustus

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Justinian

Justinian’s wife Theodora encouraged him to

• increase women’s rights.
• flee his empire when a massive riot erupted.
• expand his empire to include India and parts of China.
• ban all statues and icons of Jesus in his empire.

What was the Great Schism in 1054 CE? 

• The Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople
• Theodosius split the empire into two parts
• The Christian Church split into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
• The center of the Church was moved to Moscow

Which city was the center of the earliest Russian kingdom and traded with the Byzantines?

• Moscow

• Novgorod

• St. Petersburg

• Kiev

After capturing Constantinople in 1453, what did the Ottomans rename it?

• Kiev

• Moscow

• Istanbul

• Byzantium

Byzantine Emperor Justinian's MOST significant political accomplishment was

• codifying Roman law.
• defeating the Roman Empire
• defeating invaders from the south.
• restoring the empire to its previous size.