Unit 7: Byzantine Empire Review

Constantinople was a strategic location for the capital of the Byzantine Empire because it was a crossroads of trade.

• True
• False

One of Justinian’s greatest accomplishments was

• adding minarets to the Hagia Sophia.
• the Great Schism.
• re-conquest of former Roman Empire lands.
• codification of Hammurabi’s Code.

In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods arrived in northern Europe from Constantinople after crossing the

• Black Sea.
• Indian Ocean.
• Red Sea.
• Pacific Ocean.

Byzantine culture worked to:

• adapt barbarian ideas and religions for use within the empire.

• preserve Greek and Roman knowledge and traditions.

• create new ideas and traditions not based in the past.

• remove Greek influences from all aspects of life.

What was the capitol of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Greece

• Nashville

What did Justinian create that made laws easier to understand?

• Pax Romana

• Justinian's Code

• The Ten Commandments

• Hagia Sophia

What two cultures mostly made up Byzantine culture?

• Roman and Armenian

• Greek and Armenian

• Germanic and Roman

• Greek and Roman

What language was used in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• Latin
• Greek
• English
• Arabic

What was the Great Schism (Great Divide) between the West and the East? 

• The Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople
• Theodosius split the empire into two parts
• The Christian Church split into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
• The center of the Church was moved to Moscow

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the religious leader who was appointed by the emperor was the

• Pope.
• Patriarch.
• Priest.
• Cardinal.