WH1 - Unit 7: Byzantine and Islam

One advantage of Constantinople's location was...

• many natural harbors for boats to dock

• protection from the Alps mountains

• close to the Germanic tribes

• close to China for trade

Which did Emperor Justinian NOT do?

• reconquest much of the old Roman territory

• expand trade and connect to the Silk Road

• defeat Germanic invaders

• sent missionaries to spread Christianity

Byzantine culture can be best connected back to:

• Gupta and Mauryan

• China and Japan

• Egypt and Mesopotamia

• Greece and Rome

The famous Byzantine church with a dome roof is called the

• Pantheon

• Hagia Sophia

• Parthenon

• Temple

What type of art is used here?

• mosaic

• sculpture

• painting

• religious icon

Which church used the Patriarch as their leader?

• Eastern Greek Orthodox

• Western Roman Catholic

Byzantine culture heavily influenced the culture of...

• Russia and Eastern Europe

• China

• Persia

• North Africa

Language of the Western Empire

• Latin

• Italian

• English

• Greek

The split of the Christian church into two churches was known as the:

• Crusades

• Renaissance

• Great Schism

• Eastern Split

What is the title of the single Greek Orthodox leader?

• Patriarch

• Pope