Byzantine Empire

What was the name of the code that unifed Byzantine and western Roman empire?

• Hammurabi's Code
• Justinian's Code
• Theodora's Code
• Byzantine's Code

Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

• Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
• Great architecture 
• Autocratic rulers 
• The pope lives there

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia
• National Cathedral
• Notre Dame
• Taj Mahal

Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?

• Irene
• Theodora
• Joan of Arc 
• Eleanor of Aquitaine 

Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

• It established all rules regarding. taxation.
• It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
• It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 
• Athens 
• Constantinople 
• Italy 

Which of the following is true of Empress Theodora (multiselect)

• She was a champion of women's rights/human rights

• She met with diplomats and passed laws

• She built churches

• She convinced Justian to stay and put down the Nika Riots

Match the following

• Accomplishments of Justinian

• Mosaic

• A type of Byzantine Art

• Conquered Constantinople and caused the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453

• Hagia Sophia

• Place where chariot races occurred in the Byzantine Empire. It shows the mastery of Byzantine Engineering and its connection to the Western Roman Empire

• Hippodrome

• Construction of the Hagia Sophia, the building of law courts and bath houses, a law code (the law code is the most important of them all)

• Ottoman Turks

• This showed the connection between church and state as well as the wealth and power of the Byzantine Empire

What is an icon?

• A famous painter

• A religious image

• An emperor who governs an army

• None of the above

Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

• expanded to its greatest extent (size)

• was reduced in size

• replaced Roman law with Muslim law