Byzantine and Islamic Empires

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Tours

• Cordoba

Who was the emperor who codified the laws under the Byzantine Empire?

• Augustus

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Caesar

What is the name of this church that was built by Justinian?

• Hagia Sofia

• cathedral

• colosseum

• parthenon

What is something that is NOT true about Theodora?

• She was from the Indus River Valley.

• She helped with women's rights

• She helped put down the Nika rebellion

• She married Justinian

What was the hippodrome used for?

• chariot racing and public events

• bringing water into the city

• a place of worship

• a center of trade

Why were the greens and blues rioting during the Nika Rebellion?

• protesting strict social laws and high taxes

• protesting for women's rights

• protesting to stop the spread of Christianity

• protesting because they wanted a democracy

What was the Great Schism?

• Division of the Church of Islam

• Division of the Christian Church

• Division of the Roman Empire

• Division of the Abassid Caliphate

Who was the leader of the Christian Church in the west otherwise known as the Roman Catholic Church?

• King

• Pope

• Patriarch

• Emporer

How did the Byzantines help preserve Greek and Roman culture and knowledge?

• sending diplomats out to learn from other cultures

• studying classical Roman and Greek philosophy and literature in schools

• decline of literacy

• studying only Islamic texts

What do Muslims, Christians and Jewish believers all have in common?

• pagan

• atheistic

• monotheistic

• polytheistic