Byzantine Empire Test Review

One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

• was surrounded by protective walls.

• was a center of religious power.

• had shrunk in size.

• was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.

Who was the Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 527-565 C.E. and ruled the empire at its height.

• Cyril

• Augustus

• Justinian

• Constantine

What was the name of the great Byzantine domed church in Constantinople?

• Hippodrome

• Hagia Sophia

• Parthenon

• Pantheon

Which of the following issues divided the Western and Eastern Churches?

• authority of the pharaoh

• the use of icons

• practices of animal sacrifices

• belief in Jesus

Which of the following issues divided the Western and Eastern Churches?

• practices of animal sacrifices

• practices such as scalping

• authority of the pope

• belief in Jesus

When did the Great Schism of Christianity take place?

• 476 C.E.

• 800 C.E.

• 1054 C.E.

• 1453 C.E.

Which group conquered Constantinople?

• Persians

• Huns

• Ottoman Turks

• Carthage

This was the split within Christianity --> Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox

• Schism

• Rejoin

• Congregate

• Convene

Who moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium and renamed it "New Rome" (later Constantinople)?

• Justinian
• Constantine 
• Charlemagne
• Leo III

In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church formally split. This is a:

• Liturgy
• Patriarch
• Icon
• Schism