Byzantine Empire Review

 Which of the following best describes the Byzantine territory at the height of the empire?

• A. The empire was almost entirely located in Eastern Europe. 

• B. The empire was land-locked and could not facilitate travel by water. 

• C. The empire consisted of territories on multiple continents and in multiple regions.

• D. The empire controlled territories that were isolated with no access to travel or trade. 

We, Constantinus and Licinius the Emperors, having met in concord at Milan and having set in order everything which pertains to the common good and public security, are of the opinion that among the various things which we perceived would profit men, or which should be set in order first, was to found the cultivation of religion; we should therefore give both to Christians and to all others free facility to follow the religion which each may desire, so that by this means whatever divinity is enthroned in heaven may be gracious and favourable to us and to all who have been placed under our authority.  

—from the Edict of Milan, enacted A.D. 313 

2. Based on the excerpt above, which of the following was a consequence of Constantine the Great’s Edict of Milan?  

• A. Christians became widely persecuted across the Roman Empire. 

• B. Christianity eventually became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

• C. The Eastern capital of “New Rome” was given the name Constantinople. 

• D. The Byzantine Empire adopted and preserved many aspects of Greek culture.

3. Which of the following is an example of how the Byzantine Empire was both a continuation and departure from the old Roman Empire? 

• A. Constantinople became a center for art and architecture. 

• B. The Byzantine Empire was heavily influenced by Greek culture. 

• C. Justinian’s Code of laws was developed from and replaced Roman law.

• D. The Great Schism divided the religious leaders of Rome and the Byzantine Empire. 

Using the map, which of the following statements BEST explains the major influence of Justinian and his general, Belisarius? 

  

• A. They established the first Byzantine territories in Africa and Europe.

• B. They expanded trade by establishing territories along the Mediterranean Sea.

• C. They contributed to a decline in the number of Byzantines practicing Christianity.

• D. They expanded the Byzantine Empire by conquering much of the old Roman Empire. 

 Which of the following is a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

 

• A. The return of the Roman Empire to its former glory. 

• B. The establishment of democracy and the end of totalitarian rule.

• C. The unification of Christian leaders across the Eurasian continent. 

• D. The continuation and expansion of various aspects of Greek and Roman culture.

 Which of the following was an effect of the growth of the Byzantine Empire?

• A. The establishment of trading colonies throughout southern Africa. 

• B. The eradication of influence of Roman culture on Western Civilization. 

• C. The permanent split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

• D. The destruction of Jewish landmarks and a decline in Jewish populations across Europe. 

Which of the following is an economic impact of the Byzantine Empire?

• A. The connection of major trading cities in the East and West. 

• B. The establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Patriarch. 

• C. The preservation of Greek and Roman culture in art and architecture. 

• D. The invention of machines capable of mass-producing textiles and print materials.

Based on the chart, which of the following events was an effect of the differences between followers of Christianity in the East and West Roman Empire? 

• A. The Great Schism of 1054 

• B. The fall of the Roman Empire 

• C. The fall of the Byzantine Empire 

• D. The establishment of Justinian Codes

Which of the following best completes the graph? 

 

• A. Constantine moved the capital city to Constantinople.

• B. The Byzantine Empire transfers all religious texts from Latin to Greek.

• C. Pope Leo IX and Patriarch Michael Cerularius excommunicated each other.

• D. Justinian and Belisarius conquered a large portion of the old Roman Empire territory. 

Which of the following contributed to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?

• A. The Great Schism weakened the Orthodox Church 

• B. The Western Roman Empire conquered Constantinople 

• C. Economic decline due to an inability to trade on the Mediterranean Sea

• D. Disease spread and neighboring civilizations attacked Byzantine territory