The Byzantine Empire Review

Why was the capital moved from Rome to Byzantium?

• Constantine wanted to be closer to the Holy Land

• It was easier to defend and was not corrupt like Rome

• Merchants and traders in Rome became powerful to name the emperor

• Future emperors were interested in exploring Africa

What geographic advantage did Constantinople have?

• It was impossible to attack from the water becasue it was not located on water.

• It had an abundant supply of farmland and food in its immediate vicinity.

• It was located at a crossroads of Europe and Asia and was strategically located for extensive trade.

• Its high altitude prevented most diseases from affecting population.

What role did Constantinople serve in the Byzantine Empire?

• It was a military outpost guarding the entrance to the Black Sea.

• It was the second holy site of Christianity.

• It was a major grain-producing region of the empire.

• It was the capital of the empire and a center of Greek and Roman culture.

Which of these was not true of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian?

• Roman law was codified.

• Byzantine trade expanded.

• Roman territories in the west were reconquered.

• All barbarian tribes were expelled from Europe.

What language was spoken by the Byzantine culture?

• Greek

• Latin

• Arabic

• Byzantine

What is the most famous example of Byzantine architecture in Constantinople?

• the Hagia Sophia

• the Tiber Mosque

• the Glass Cathedral

• the Sacramental Shrine

Byzantine culture worked to:

• adapt barbarian ideas and religions for use within the empire

• preserve Greek and Roman knowledge and traditions

• create new ideas and traditions not based in the past

• remove Greek influencees from all aspects of life

What Christian area continued to use Latin in worship services in the later Roman Empire?

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Athens

• Alexandria

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

• Tsar

• Emperor

• King

• Pope

What was the specific type of Christianity practiced by the eastern half of the Roman Empire?

• Protestantism

• Calvinism

• Greek Orthodoxy

• Roman Catholicism