The Byzantine Empire

What are the names of two cities that were located at the city of Byzantium?

• Paris and London

• Constantinople and Istanul

People who lived in the Byzantine Empire considered themselves to be…

• Greek

• Roman

The narrow body of water that connects the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara the…

• Bosporus Strait

• Bering Strait

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water is called a ...

• peninsula

• strait

What are the four ways in which Constantinople was protected?

• Thick walls

  A moat

  A strong chain that protected the harbor from invaders.

  Greek fire

• Thick walls

  A moat

  A strong chain that protected the harbor from invaders

  Roman fire

How did Constantinople get so rich?

• Gold

• Trade

• Salt

• Copper

What is the  defining statement of Christianity?

• The Selma Creed

• The Nicene Creed

During the Byzantine Empire, the ___ was the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

• Patriarch

• Pope

• Emperor

During the Byzantine Empire, the ____ was the head of the Church.

• Pope

• Patriarch

• Emperor

In the Roman Catholic Church, church services were in…

• Latin

• Greek