Ch 13 Lesson 3 Quiz - A Christian Europe

Of all the peoples who made up the population of the Byzantine Empire, the (a)   made up the largest part.

• Egyptians
• Visigoths
• Syrians
• Greeks

Constantinople became wealthy primarily because of its (a)   .

• fishing industry
• gold deposits
• excellent location
• large population

The Byzantine emperors began to speak Latin instead of Greek. (a)  

• True
• False

The Byzantines preserved and passed on (a)   .

• Greek culture & Roman law
• Latin Language
• Augustus' Laws
• English culture & French law

Byzantine artists expressed the empire's wealth and heaven's glory by using intricate designs and ​ (a)   .

• special materials such as gold and jewels
• statues of the Greek Gods
• paintings of their ancesters
• large monuments

Constantine's Hippodrome was based on the (a)   .

• Roman Colleseum
• Circus Maximus
• the Parthenon
• the Roman Senate

Many historians view Justinian as the greatest Byzantine emperor. (a)  

• True
• False

Theodora urged her husband Justinian to allow women to (a)   .

• own land
• be emperor
• ride horses
• be in the military

What was the Justinian Code?

• a set of laws just for women

• an old system of unfair laws

• a more organized system of laws

• a combination of Greek and Roman laws

Hagia Sophia became the (a)   of the Byzantine Empire.

• religious center
• loveliest palace
• tallest building
• cultural center