Byzantine Quiz Prep - R.Davis

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located

• On the Italian peninsula

• On the Caspian Sea in southern Russia

• On a peninsula along side the Bosporus Strait

• In the eastern Mediterranean Sea region

The head of the Byzantine Church was the

• Bishop

• Pope

• Emir

• Patriarch

Which of the following groups brought an end to the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

• The Crusaders

• The Seljuk Turks

• The Persians

• The Ottoman Turks

Russian rulers claimed that a direct connection existed between Russia and the old Roman Empire so they used the new title of:

• King

• Czar

• Kaiser

• Patriarch

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was:

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Jerusalem

• Alexandria

What language became the main language of the liturgy of the Orthodox Church and for the Byzantine Empire

• Arabic

• Latin

• Greek

• Hebrew

The building pictured is known as the:

• Pantheon

• Parthenon

• St. Peter's Basilica

• Hagia Sophia

Who was the missionary who helped to create an alphabet for the Russians so they could read the Bible?

• Basil

• Vladimir

• Cyril

• Justinian

Who were the Indo-Europeans that lived in tribal clans and worshiped polytheistic gods?

• Helots

• Gentiles

• Jews

• Slavs

The picture seen here is an example of what artistic form?

• Mosaic

• Mural

• Icon

• Portrait