Byzantine Empire Quiz

Justinian's most important achievement was probably

• his international diplomacy

• his writings on democracy

• his "Body of Civil Law"

• none of the above

Byzantine scholars, including Anna Comnenea produced many notable books especially in the field of

• mathematics

• history

• economics

• none of the above

After the Great Schism, the Byzantine church became known as the

• Roman Catholic Church

• Greek Patriarchal Church

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• none of the above

"Western Europe owed a debt of gratitude to the Empire that for almost a thousand years ensured the survival of Christianity during a time when Europe was too weak to accomplish the task." What was that empire?

• Mongol

• Byzantine

• British

• none of the above

What caused the Great Schism between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism?

• a controversy over religious icons

• Orthodox priests can marry

• the Roman Church rejected Justinian's Code

• none of the above

The most important reason Emperor Justinian might have commissioned the building of the Hagia Sophia was to

• solidify his power and show his commitment to Christianity

• show the Islamic world the power and might of Christianity

• demonstrate his love for his wife, Theodora

• none of the above

What type of art and architecture in the Byzantine empire influenced Western Europe?

• religious art and church architecture

• mosaics of Roman battles in palace art

• modifications of ancient Greek art styles

• none of the above

What impact did Emperor Constantine's establishment of the "New Rome" (Constantinople) have on the Roman Empire?

• The expense of building the new city impoverished the later Empire

• The Pope moved his headquarters from "Old Rome" to "New Rome"

• The empire became divided into an eastern and a western half

• none of the above

Why did St. Cyril invent a new alphabet?

• to teach the Slavs the Justinian Code

• to help Slavs read the Bible in their own language

• to teach the Slavs to speak Greek

• none of the above

Which of the following is an example of how the Byzantine Empire was both a continuation and departure from the old Roman Empire?

• Constantinople became a center for art and architecture

• The Byzantine Empire was heavily influenced by Greek culture

• Justinian's Code of laws was developed from and replaced Roman law

• none of the above