Byzantine Unit REVIEW

Under which Emperor, did the Roman Empire decline and eventually split?

• Diocletian

• Hilarious

• Theodora

• Constantine

Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to ________

• Athens

• Rome

• Byzantium

• Cairo

The Edict of Milan legalized _______

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

When Constantinople fell in 1453, people there would have still considered themselves Romans.

• True

• False

The Roman Empire did not split into the Eastern and Western empires in 395.

• True

• False

When the Western Empire fell, which of the following did not occur (is false)?

• The Roman Empire did not continue in any form, anywhere.

• The eastern Roman Empire continued as the Byzantine Empire.

• Germanic and Gothic tribes invaded.

Which of the following spread along with the Byzantine Empire?

• Arabic & Islam

• Buddhism & Hindi

• Christianity, Latin, & Greek

• None of the above

Why was Empress Theodora important?

• She encouraged Justinian to stay in Constantinople and restore order after the riots

• She helped choose government leaders

• She encouraged Justinian to raise the status of women

• All of the above

Why is Justinian's Code significant?

• It gave the government more power over the poor

• It simplified and organized Roman law and is the basis of the Western legal system today

• The government became less powerful and involved in the lives of the people

Which architectural structure did Justinian build?

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