Quiz 8.5 - 9th grade

The official language of the Byzantine Empire was Latin.

• true

• false

Silk production was an important industry in the Byzantine Empire.

• true

• false

The Hippodrome was a large amphitheater where chariot races were held.

• true

• false

Leo III outlawed crucifixes as idolatry.

• true

• false

In the Byzantine Empire, the emperor appointed the head of the church.

• true

• false

Who was Belisarius?

• The Byzantine emperor who rebuilt Constantinople in the sixth century

• The first head of the Eastern Orthodox Church

• A monk who defended the use of icons

• The general who led Justinian’s army and defeated the Ostrogoths in Italy

Which of the following statements about The Body of Civil Law is true?

• It was a codification of Roman law, written in Latin.

• It was a codification of Roman law, written in German.

• It was a codification of Islamic law, written in Greek.

• It was a codification of Byzantine law, written in Greek.

The official language of the Eastern Roman Empire was _______ and the official religion was _________.

• Latin/Christianity

• Greek/Islam

• Latin/Roman gods and emperors

• Greek/Christianity

The _________dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire in the tenth and eleventh centuries.

• Justinian

• Seljuk Turk

• Macedonian

• Persian

Another word for the split between the Catholic Church of the West and the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Byzantine Empire is _____________.

• icon

• schism

• idolatry

• codification