Byzantine Empire ESL

Pick the correct religious symbol: Islam

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Pick the correct religious symbol: Judaism

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The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire became known as ___________.

• Eastern Orthodox

• Roman Catholic

• Western Church

• Judaism

The Great Schism (1054) resulted in the creation of

• Scientific Revolution and the Age of Exploration.

• Southern Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance.

• Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Reformation.

• Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

Which Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians by converting to Christianity and removing the bans on the religion?

• Diocletian
• Constantine
• Theodosius

 Which of the following is a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

 

• A. The return of the Roman Empire to its former glory. 

• B. The establishment of democracy and the end of totalitarian rule.

• C. The unification of Christian leaders across the Eurasian continent. 

• D. The continuation and expansion of various aspects of Greek and Roman culture.

Which of the following best explains the significance of the Silk Road?

• The Silk Road allowed for more people to get silk.

• The Silk Road cause pirates to move from the land to the sea.

• The Silk Road allowed people like Marco Polo to become famous.

• The Silk Road allowed for large-scale cultural exchange between global regions.

What is the silk road?

• The Silk Road was an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia.

• This title is misleading because ideas were the most influential thing exchanged, not luxury items

• Silk Road, also called Silk Route, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism (from India) via the Silk Road.

• With the gradual loss of Roman territory in Asia and the rise of Arabian power in the Levant, the Silk Road became increasingly unsafe and untraveled.

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

• Augustus 
• Nero
• Constantine 
• Caesar 

The East Roman Empire became known as the _____________.

• Holy Roman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Assyrian Empire