Byzantine, Mongol, Islam

What religion is not only practiced today, and served as the foundation for both Christianity and Islam?

• . Buddhism

• Judaism

• Hinduism

A common thread of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is

• a belief in the divinity of Jesus.

• the belief in a single god.

• the importance of religious pilgrimage.

What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?

• Greek

• Roman

• Latin

• Turkish

Justinian's most famous achievement is the

• Wall of Constantine
• Holy Crusade 
• Crowning of Charlemagne 
• Justinian Code

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 
• Athens 
• Constantinople 
• Italy 

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia
• National Cathedral
• Notre Dame
• Taj Mahal

In AD 330, what did Emperor Constantine do that led to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire? 

• He angered Roman nobility, leading to a civil war between the east and the west.  
• He founded Constantinople and moved the Roman Empire's capital there.  
• He converted to Christianity and decreed that all other religions were banned. 
• He divided the Roman Empire into several different kingdoms and empires. 

What was the Byzantine empire often called?

• Eastern Roman Empire
• Europa
• Persia
• World rulers

Who overran Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire in 1453? 

• Christian Crusaders
• Ottoman Turks
• Seljuk Turks
• Mongols

What is this a picture of? 

• The split of the Roman Empire
• Mesopotamia
• The split of the New Rome
• Roman Republic after the Punic Wars.