Topic #1 Lesson #6 - The Byzantine Empire Rises

What language was spoken in the Byzantine empire? 

• Greek

• Latin

• Spanish

• Turkish

What was the name of the capital city of the Byzantine empire? 

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Madrid

• Turkey

Which is the main reason why Justinian is remembered?

• He rose to power from the lower classes.

• He rebuilt the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

• His wife, Theodora, was a powerful empress.

• He reconquered vast territories in the west.

Which statement best explains the origin of the term Byzantine?

• The empire got this name because its politics were full of intrigue, or Byzantine.

• Historians needed a name for the surviving eastern Roman empire.

• Romans objected to calling the eastern empire “Roman.”

• The people of the eastern Roman empire called themselves Byzantines.

Which was the most important way Byzantine culture spread to eastern Europe?

• The Byzantines conquered much of eastern Europe.

• Arabs and Turks brought Byzantine culture to eastern Europe.

• Byzantine missionaries brought the culture of the empire to eastern Europe.

• Byzantine culture spread to eastern Europe mainly through trade.

What caused the Byzantine empire to decline? 

• Foreign invasions

• Economic problems

• Both A and B