Unit 6 - Byzantine Empire

Under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire ________?

• reconquered some Roman territory that had been lost

• founded new colonies in southern Africa

• expelled the Visigoths from Europe

• made peace with the Arab Empire

This structure, built by Justinian, is called the _______?

• Parthenon

• Taj Mahal

• St. Basil's Cathedral

• Hagia Sofia

Emperor Constantine chose the location for a new capital due to its distance from ______?

• Feudal Kingdoms

• trade routes

• Germanic invadors

• Mongol hordes

Whose codification of Roman law has strongly influenced European laws of today?

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Augustus Caesar

• Draco

Which factor was most important about the site of Constantinople?

• River valley to provide rich farmland

• Peninsula for easily constructed defenses

• Mountains for stone building materials

• Desert oasis to supply fresh water

What language was spoken by the Byzantine culture?

• Greek

• Arabic

• Byzantine

• Latin

Constantinople was a prosperous city that became the capital of the Byzantine Empire due to _______?

• its rich soil for agriculture

• its many churches including the Hagia Sofia

• its control of important trade routes

• the revival of the Western Roman Empire

What is the title of the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• Patriarch

• Cardinal

• Emperor

• Pope

What is the title of the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

• Tsar

• Pope

• Imam

• Patriarch

Which best replaces the __?__ in the diagram?

• Islamic Empire

• Roman Catholic Church

• Protestant Church

• Anglican Church