TN READY REVIEW BYZANTINE

The Byzantine was the Eastern Roman Empire.

• True

• False

Emperor Justinian was known for what?

• simpler code of laws

• height of the empire

• rebuilding the Hagia Sophia Orthodox Church

• being married to Theodora

• expanding/reclaiming the empire farther west into parts of the old Western Roman Empire

Which is NOT a benefit of the city of Constantinople?

• port city on the Black Sea

• on a hill with a wall arounded the city

• less invasions than the Western Roman Empire

• military and trade access to the sea

• it was landlocked with no way out

The Byzantine Empire was established as a ___________ state/empire.

• Christian

• Muslim

The Code of Justinian had what elements. Pick 3.

• included past Roman law

• more modern Byzantine laws

• commentary from judges across the centuries

• Islamic law

Who gained more rights under the rule of Justinian because of Empress Theodora?

• peasants

• men

• women

• children

The Hagia Sophia was built as a(n) _____________________

• Orthodox Church

• Catholic Church

• Muslim Mosque

• Jewish Temple

The Eastern Roman Empire, the Byzantine spoke what language?

• Greek

• Latin

• Arabic

• Chinese

The Eastern Christian Byzantine Empire was destroyed and taken over in 1453 AD/CE by the

• Ottoman Turks

• Seljic Turks

• Arabs

• Mongols

Who was the Muslim Ottoman Turk who led the attack that destroyed the Christian city of Constantinople in 1453?

• Mehmed II

• Suleiman I

• Mohammad

• Abu Bakr