Medieval Europe/Byzantine Empire

In order to save the empire, what did emperor Diocletian do?

• Divide the empire into two parts

• Reunite the empire

One of the main causes of the fall of Rome was poor leadership and corruption.

• True
• False

The Eastern Roman Empire is also known as the

• Holy Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Monsoon Empire

Who influenced Justinian to stay and unite the empire?

• Augustus

• Theodora

• Diocletian

What was the religion of the Byzantine Empire?

• Islam
• Judaism
• Hinduism
• Christianity

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?

• Rome

• Constantinople

Who raised crops and tended to the livestock? (this group also paid taxes to the lords).

• Knights

• Nobles

• Peasants

What was the order of the hierarchy in European Feudalism?

• King, Knight, Noble, Peasant

• King, Noble, Knight, Peasant

• King, Noble, Peasant, Knight

The term feudalism is best defined as a

• Division of power between branches of government

• Political/social system in which land is exchanged for protection and loyalty

• Process in which goods are traded for other goods

What was a serf?

• the level you were before you could be a knight
• a servant in the manor house
• a peasant who couldn't leave the land
• a nobleman