Byzantine Empire Quiz

What was the religion of the Byzantine Empire?

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

What major church was located in the Byzantine capital city?

• Hagia Sophia

• Notre Dame

• Chartres Cathedral

• Kaaba

Which of the following was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire?

• the Roman law
• the Justinian Code
• the Orthodox law
• the Greek Code

The name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.

• The Roman Empire
• The Byzantine Empire
• The Ottoman Empire
• The European Empire

The _____ was a structure in the Byzantine Empire where thousands of people would gather to watch chariot races.

• hippodrome
• Colosseum
• Circus Maximus

• Hagia Sophia

The Great Schism took occurred when the:

• Christian church split into Eastern Orthodox & Western Roman Catholic.
• Roman Empire was finally reunited.
• Ottoman Turks took over Constantinople.
• Rome and Athens united to defeat Justinian.

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of what two places?

• Greece & Persia
• Rome & Persia
• Greece & Rome
• Russia & Rome

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

The Byzantine Empire was formally known as which of the following?

• Western Roman Empire

• Eastern Roman Empire

• Constantinople Empire

• Justinian Empire

Which of the following cities was the Byzantine Empire's capital?

• Eastern Rome

• Constaninople

• Constantine Homes

• Nicea