Ch 21: The Byzantine Empire

Which of these was NOT an advantage of the site of Constantinople?

• Trade routes between Europe and Asia crossed there

• The sea protected the city on three sides

• The city was surrounded by rich delta farmland

• Great trade centers were to the east

The most important factor in unifying the Byzantine Empire was_______.

• the Latin language

• distrust of the Romans

• Eastern Christianity

• fear of Germanis invaders

The most important difference between Rome and the new Constantinople was in the ___________.

• religious atmosphere

• popular entertainments

• style of architechure

• systems of laws

Which best describes the powers of a Byzantine emperor?

• Emperors chosen and controlled by the army

• Supreme power over government, Church, and law

• Power limited by rivalry with wealthy nobles

• Power shared equally by emperor and the patriarch

When a revolt threatened Justinian's rule, his best advise came from___.

• Tribonian

• Theodora

• Belisarius

• Constantine

The most important Byzantine influence on modern governments comes from_________.

• Justinian's code of laws

• the invention of Greek fire

• Constantinople's defenses

• the army's military tactics

To regain the lands of the old Roman Empire, Justinian had to defeat_______.

• Vikings from Scandinavia

• Greeks in Asia Minor

• the German kingdoms in western Europe and North Africa

• Black Sea pirates

The leader of the Church in the Byzantine Empire was_____.

• the Pope in Rome

• the emperor Charlemagne

• the metropolitan of Antioch

• the Patriarch of Constantinople

When the empire no longer needed a large army in the 1100s, a change in policy lost the loyalty of ______.

• metropolitans

• rich landlords

• farmers

• merchants

The Venetians harmed the Byzantines in the eleventh century by _____.

• helping the Vikings attack Constantinople

• taking over trade in their own ships

• invading Asia Minor

• attacking Byzantine territory in Italy