WH1 - Byzantine and Islam Review

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of which civilizations?

• Greece and Rome

• Greece and Persia

• Egypt and Mesopotamia

• China and Perisa

An economic reason for the strategic location of Constantinople is...

• it was located on an island and free from invasions

• it was located on an easily fortifiable peninsula

• it was close to the city of Rome

• it was located at the crossroads of trade between Asia and Europe

A Russian Caesar is called a...

• Emperor

• King

• Czar

• Overlord

An alphabet written for Slavic languages...

• Cyrillic

• Latin

• Greek

• Roman

Constantinople is now known as...

• Constantinople

• Byzantium

• Istanbul

• Turkey

Which ruler is best described by the following:

-Codified Roman Law

-Reconquest of lost Roman territories

-Expanded trade

• Hannibal

• Justinian

• Caesar

• Constantine

One of the causes of the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church was...

• belief in one God versus many gods

• use of the Ten Commandments to guide behavior

• use of religious icons in church services

• belief in the doctrine of the New Testament

A religious image used by eastern Christians

• Mosaic

• Statue

• Icon

• Portrait

Wife of Justinian

• Theodora

• Olga

• Helena

• Cleopatra

One of the most important contributions of Justinian's Code is that it

• included all the laws of Ancient Greece and Rome

• depended only on Christian principles

• improved the status of women

• provided the framework for Western European law codes