Byzantine Empire Quiz

Another name for the Byzantine Empire was

• Ottoman

• Eastern Roman

• Western Roman

• Russian

All of the following are true about the location of Constantinople Except

• It was located on an Island

• It was a Peninsula

• It was located along major trade routes

• Far from Germanic Invaders

The Capitol of the Byzantine Empire was

• Rome

• Moscow

• Russia

• Constantinople

Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul are all

• Names for the same city

• Sites of major battles

• different trading ports

• cities in the western roman empire

Justinian's Code was a major achievement because it preserved

• early Christian writings

• classical Greek plays

• Roman laws

• Russian customs

Before becoming Empress, Theodora was a(n) -

• senator

• actress

• gladiator

• chef

The location of Constantinople made it the crossroads of trade for all of the following continents EXCEPT

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

Theodora convinced Justinian to stay during the ___________ riots

• Jupiter

• barbarian

• Nika

• Hera

Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of

• Mongols

• Russia

• Greece and Rome

• All of Western Europe

A physical representation of Jesus, Mary, or a Saint was

• a church

• a fresco

• a mosaic

• an icon