Byzantine Empire

Why did the use of icons anger iconoclasts?

• they believed using icons was like worshiping objects
• they believed using icons led to the Great Schism
• they believed that only bishops should use icons
• they believed using icons taught people about God

Eastern Orthodox missionaries traveled to ______________ to spread the faith of the Byzantine Empire

• Western Europe
• Spain
• Eastern Europe
• Viking Lands

Who was the leader of the church in the Byzantine empire?

• The pope
• The patriarch
• The emperor
• The people

In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church formally split. This is a:

• Liturgy
• Patriarch
• Icon
• Schism

Why was Constantinople a great site for a capital?

• The site was easy to defend as a peninsula. 
• It was a crossroads of east and west trade routes. 
• It was a walled city. 
• All of the above. 

What emperor had the law code re-written and organized?

• Charlemagne
• Justinian
• Theodora
• Constantine

What was one of the greatest public works projects during the Byzantine Empire?

• The Scriptorium 
• The Colosseum 
• The Pantheon
• The Hagia Sophia 

Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

• It established all rules regarding. taxation.
• It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
• It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.

Why were icons, murals, and mosaics painted?

• They felt that sacred pictures brought them closer to God.
• So artists could sell them and make a good living.
• They were part of the sacraments.
• None of the above

Who conquered the Byzantines in 1453?

• The Franks
• The Ottoman Turks
• The Holy Roman Empire
• The Mongols