Byzantine Empire

The Eastern Roman Empire later became known as the ______ Empire, survived another 1,000 years after the Western Roman Empire ended.

• European

• Byzantine

• Spanish

• Southeast

Trade with ______, Asia, and Europe made the Byzantine Empire rich in wealth and culture.

• Africa

• South America

• Iceland        

• Canada

1.     Prince Vladimir of Kiev was impressed by the _____ and _____ of Byzantine civilization.

• wealth/beauty

• cuneiform/hieroglyphics

• silver/iron

• ziggurats/pyramids

Prince Vladimir of Kiev adopted beliefs of _______ and arranged for the mass conversion of his people.

• Chinese Monks

• Buddhist principles

• American Values 

• Byzantine Christianity

Contributing to the decline of the Byzantine Empire was a long-term economic conflict with Venice, a rival trading city in

• England

• France

• Spain

• Italy

Byzantium's end finally came in 1452, when the armies of Sultan Muhammad II of the Ottoman Turks attacked _________

• Madrid

• Constantinople

• Berlin

• London

The great Church of Hagia Sophia into a _______

• mosque

• ziggurat

• monastery

• synagogue  

The Byzantine Empire had preserved the heritage of ancient Rome and mixed it with cultures of _______

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

• Asia

This Byzantine culture that blended traditions of _____and _____ which left an enduring influence that continues to this day.

• East/West

• North/South America

• Arctic/Desert

• Upper/Lower Richland