Ch. 6 The Byzantine Empire and Medieval Europe Unit Review

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Italy

Over time, the Byzantine church became known as what?

• Eastern Orthodox

• Roman Catholic

• Islam

• Judiaism

At first, the Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the ______________Empire in the east

• English

• Roman

• Anglo

• Hindu

After the fall of Rome, the eastern empire continued for another 1,000 years. We call this the Empire

• Ottoman

• English

• Roman

• Byzantine

Why did Constantine choose this site to be the capital of the Roman Empire

• Easy to defend

• had water on three sides

• hard to invade by land and sea

• all of the above

Constantinople's language and culture were ____________.

• Greek

• Russian

• Latin

• African

• Roman

Almost everyone attended the exciting chariot races at a stadium called the ____________

• Metrodome

• Hippodrome

• Astrodome

• Kingdome

What event took place in the Hippodrome?

• livestock shows
• mystery plays
• chariot races
• wild-animal training

The Hagia Sophia was a ____________.

• hospital
• marketplace
• palace
•  church

Why were the Byzantines angry when the pope crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor?

• They felt their empress should rule. 
• The patriarch should have decided.
• Their empress would be forced to marry Charlemagne.
• Charlemagne would invade their land.