Age of Exploration Review

Which of the following were parts of the Code of Justinian? (Check all that apply)

• The Code (laws from Rome)

• The Digest (legal opinions)

• The Index (a guide to laws by category)

• The Institutes (textbooks)

• The Novellae (New laws)

What is the Hagia Sophia?

• A beautiful Synagogue built by Theodora to celebrate religious tolerance

• A code of laws written to protect children

• A title given to the wise Empress Sophia, mother of Justinian

• The most beautiful church in the Christian world

Which of the following were accomplishments of Emperor Justinian?

• Led his army to reconquer all Roman lands

• Rebuilt Rome after the Vandals destroyed it

• Rebuilt Constantinople after sports fans destroyed it

• Revised Roman law codes

Which noblewoman accomplished all of the following:

*Served as a diplomat for her Empire

*Survived slavery to rise to power

*Established laws to protect women & children

*Helped protect religious minorities

• Empress Olga of Russia

• Empress Sophia of Rome

• Empress Theodora of Byzantium

• Empress Brunhilde of Kiev

In what way(s) did Byzantium's strategic location help it become so powerful?

• Because it held land in both Europe and Asia, it could control trade along the Silk Road

• Because it was located on the Bosphorus, it could control trade between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean

• Because of it's placement on a Peninsula, it could be well-defended from invaders

In what ways are the Byzantine and Roman Christians the same?

• They believed in the Holy Trinity

• They believed the Pope was infallible

• They accepted Christ as their savior

• They were Monotheistic

• They believed that priests should marry

Which group of people originally settled in the forests north of the Black Sea?

• Rus

• Vikings

• Slavs

• Mongols

According to the power point, what did the Slavs call the Vikings who settled near them?

• Kievian

• Skral

• Slaves

• Rus

Which of the following cities were the FIRST TWO setted by Vikings in Slavic territories?

• Moscow

• Kiev

• Stalingrad

• Novgorod

What was so exceptional about the Viking longboats?

• They were long and wide, which allowed them to sail along rivers

• They were very flexible, which allowed them to cross oceans

• They were beautiful, and could be powered by sail or by oarsmen

• All of these choices are true