Unit 10 Byzantine Empire

What was Constantinople the original capital of?

• Rome

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Ancient Greece

The Byzantine Empire was originally the

• western Roman empire

• eastern Turkish empire

• western Greek empire

• eastern Roman Empire

What is the Justinian Code?

• books of laws

• writings of Emperor Justin

• religious document

• books of hieroglyphs

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

• True

• False

The location of Constantinople helped the Byzantines control

• the actions of the Pope.

• tax policies of Rome.

• warring African tribes.

• trade between Asia and Europe.

What was the Great Schism in 1054 CE? 

• 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

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia

• National Cathedral

• Notre Dame

• Taj Mahal

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

• Justinian's Code

• Patriarch

• Western Icons

• The Great Schism

When historians look at Empress Theodora, what do they remember her for?

• Becoming the first female general

• Helping to give women more rights in the Justinian Code

• Moving her palace to the Hagia Sofia

• Converting to Islam and convincing the Empire to do the same

What was the name of Constantinople before the emperor Constantine changed it?

• Byzantium

• Carthage

• Alexandria

• Rome