The Byzantine Empire

What power did the emperor have over the Patriarch of Constantinople?

• He could remove him

• He could name him the next emperor

• He could promote him

• He could choose his wife

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 is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church today?

• The Pope
• Patriarchs in different countries
• The Patriarch of Constantinople
• Various Bishops

The controversy over icons divided Christians in the Byzantine empire from Christians  in

• Constantinople
• Greece
• Eastern Europe
• Western Europe

For entertainment, MOST of the people of Constantinople:

• Went to the Hippodrome
• Bought expensive things
• Went swimming
• Watched movies

Who moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium and renamed it "New Rome" (later Constantinople)?

• Justinian
• Constantine 
• Charlemagne
• Leo III

After the riots of 532, what emperor was responsible for the rebuilding of Constantinople?

• Leo III
• Charlemagne
• Constantine
• Justinian

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

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

What is iconoclasm?

• Icon worship
• Icon making
• Icon smashing
• Icon selling