Byzantine Quiz

Justinian's Code was an important contribution in the area of...

• The military
• Architecture
• Religion
• The law

What geographic advantage did Constantinople have?

• It was impossible to attack from the water because it was not located on water.

• It had an abundant supply of farmland and food in its immediate vicinity.

• It was located at a crossroads of Europe and Asia and was strategically located for extensive trade.

• Its high altitude prevented most diseases from affecting the population.

The structure above is the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. What was its purpose?

• It was Justinian’s palace.

• It was a Christian Church.

• It was an indoor marketplace.

• It was a temple to the Roman Gods.

The Byzantine capital city was ___.

• Constantinople
• Rome
• Venice
• Cordoba

What was the religion of the Byzantine Empire?

• Roman Catholic Christianity
• Sunni Islam
• Theraveda Buddhism
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

After Rome split in half, the eastern half of the empire became the:

• Byzantine Empire

• Persian Empire

• Mauryan Empire

• Gupta Empire

The _____ were riots aimed against Justinian in an attempt to over throw him as emperor. They began at the hippodrome & resulted in the city being burned & many people being executed.

• World Cup Rebellions

• American Riots

• French Revolutions

• Nika Revolts

___ & ___ were two cities in the Russian empire, which was east of the Byzantine Empire. These cities were influenced by the Byzantine empire.

• Cairo & Jerusalem

• Athens & Sparta

• Kiev & Moscow

• Rome & Florence

The Great Schism took occurred when the:

• Roman Empire was finally reunited.

• Ottoman Turks took over Constantinople.

• Christian church split into Eastern Orthodox & Western Roman Catholic.

• Rome and Athens united to defeat Justinian.

What famous woman was elevated to the status of co-emperor to rule as an equal alongside her husband?

• Theodora

• Neferititi

• Elizabeth I

• Aggripina