Lesson 1.6: Byzantine Empire Rises

What language was spoken in the Byzantine empire?

• Greek

• Latin

• French

• Byzantium

What religion did most of the Byzantine population belong to?

• Atheists

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

Who was the most important Byzantine emperor?

• Justinian

• Cesar

• Frank

• Augustus

What city was the capital of the Byzantine empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Paris

• Berlin

What two influences helped shape Byzantine culture?

• Greco-Roman

• Eastern Orthodox

• Barbarians

• Huns

Who was the leader of the western Roman Catholic Church?

• Pope

• Bishop

• Patriarch

• Emperor

Who was the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• emperor

• pope

• bishop

• priest

What language was spoken in the Roman Catholic Church?

• Latin

• Greek

• Spanish

• English

What did iconoclasts break?

• the rules

• images and sculptures

• barriers

• your heart

True/False:

The Byzantine empire called itself the Roman empire

• True

• False