RTI BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Germanic barbarians conquered the Western Roman Empire BEFORE the Byzantine empire began.

• True

• False

The people of the Byzantine Empire called themselves Byzantines.

• True

• False

Which empire continued as the Byzantine Empire?

• The Greeks

• The Chinese

• The Romans

• The Ottomans

Which empire moved the capital city of the empire to Byzantium?

• Odoacer

• Justin

• Constantine

Which religion was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire?

• Shintoism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Confucianism

Which of these two events did the Byzantines not continue?

• Gladiator fights and Olympics

• Chariot Races and Imperial Birthdays

• Olympics and Chariot races

Which of these types of Christianity was founded in the Byzantine Empire?

• The Roman Catholic Church

• The Eastern Orthodox Church

• The Anglican Church

At the beginning of the Byzantine Empire, most of the major cities spoke ______, but by the end of the empire almost everyone spoke _____.

• Latin, Greek

• Latin Arabic

• Hebrew, Greek

_____ convinced Justinian to stay and fight in the Chariot-Gang Revolts?

• God

• Advisors

• Uncle

• Wife

Around _______ unarmed citizens were reportedly killed to stop this rebellion.

• 30,000

• 10,000

• none