Byzantine Empire Quiz CP

For entertainment, MOST of the people of Constantinople:

• Went to the Hippodrome
• Bought expensive things
• Went swimming
• Watched movies

What was a key feature of Constantinople?

• Orphanages
• Running Water/Sewer Systems
• Hospitals 
• All of these featuers

Who was the leader of the church in the Byzantine empire?

• The pope
• The patriarch
• The emperor
• The people

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

• Liturgy
• Patriarch
• Icon
• Schism

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?

• Rome
• Constantinople
• Kiev
• Carthage

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of what two places?

• Greece & Persia
• Rome & Persia
• Greece & Rome
• Russia & Rome

The importance of Justinian's Code is that:

• It provided equality for women
• It outlawed slavery
• It was based on Christian beliefs
• It was the basis of western law codes 

What is the name of this Byzantine domed structure that originally served as a church?

• Dome of the Rock
• Pantheon
• Hagia Sophia
• Parthenon

Why was Constantinople such an economically successful city? (Economically successful = money!)

• It was in the middle of nowhere

• It was right next to the Mediterranean Sea

• It was a crossroads of major trade routes

• It was very pretty

What is the event in the year 1054 that marked the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• The Great Rift

• The Little Split

• The Great Schism

• The Large Dissent