World History Unit 3 Test

What was an important accomplishment of The Byzantine’s Emperor Justinian?

• He created a specialized set of laws called Justinian’s Code.

• He converted the Byzantine people from Orthodox Christianity to Islam.

• He moved the Byzantine capital from Constantinople to Rome to control trade.

The Justinian Code is considered important because it ______.

• Kept many ancient Chinese legal ideas alive in writing

• Became the first democratic constitution.

• Served as the basis for laws for the next 900 years.

Who was the Italian explorer who traveled through Asia?

• Ivan the Terrible

• Marco Polo

• Rurik

Which group dominated the Trans-Saharan and Afro-Eurasian Trade routes at the height of their expansion?

• Eastern Orthodox merchants

• Muslim merchants

• Ancient Romans

Which of the following best describes the Great Schism?

• The split of Islam into Sunni and Shia Muslims

• The splitting of social classes into two categories: rich and poor

• The split within Christianity into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox due to differences in religious practices

The ___________, or “Holy Wisdom,” was built as a brilliant Orthodox Christian church built by Justinian.  Today it still stands, but as an Islamic mosque.

• Kremlin

• Taj Mahal

• Hagia Sophia

What religion did Vladimir I convert to, changing the religion of the Russian people?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

The Byzantine Empire finally fell nearly 1000 years after the Western Roman Empire when the ______________ conquered Constantinople.

• Mongols

• Huns

• Ottoman Turks

Who is the founder of Islam?

• Abraham

• Muhammad

• Jesus Christ

Which of the following best describes Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?

• They are all Polytheistic

• They all originated in Europe

• They are all monotheistic