Byzantine Empire 2023 (2)

A history enthusiast is visiting the Byzantine Empire in a virtual reality tour. He learns about a Christian church established by the empire. Which church is it?

• Roman Catholic Church

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Lutheran Church

• The Christian Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church had an internal (amongst themselves) dispute over

• the pope.

• icons.

• nuns.

• monks

The Byzantines rejected the claims of the _____________ who claimed to be the ruler of all Christian churches.

• emperor of Rome

• pope

• patriarch of Constantinople

• Charlemagne

Devout Christian women who established religious communities are known as

• monks.

• nuns.

• icons.

• popes.

Byzantine missionary who developed an alphabet that allowed the Byzantines to bring their religion and culture to the Slavs

• Cyril

• Ethelbert

• Augustine

• Patrick

The Byzantines believed that this person, as God's earthly representative, controlled both the church and the government.

• emperor

• governor

• pope

• priest

The official state religion of the Byzantine Empire became

• Roman Catholic.

• Christian Catholic.

• Eastern Orthodox.

• Justinian's Church of Orthodoxy.

In what way did Constantinople maintain and spread European culture?

• the defeat of the Seljuk Turks

• the adoption and spread of Roman law and Christianity

• the conversion of the Persians to Orthodox Christianity

• the formation of the Holy Roman Empire

Which groups had the most influence on the government, culture, and beliefs of the Byzantine Empire?

• Arians, Huns, and Vandals

• Romans, Greeks, and Christians

• Muslims and Persians

• Jews and Visigoths

Which of these was most responsible for the fall of the Byzantine Empire?

• earthquakes, floods, and the eruption of a volcano

• attacks from European Crusaders, Arabs, and Turks

• political reunification with the Western Roman Empire

• raids from Vandals, Huns, and other barbarian tribes