Byzantine Empire

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia
• National Cathedral
• Notre Dame
• Taj Mahal

Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?

• Irene
• Theodora
• Joan of Arc 
• Eleanor of Aquitaine 

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 

• Rome 
• Athens 
• Constantinople 
• Italy 

In AD 330, what did Emperor Constantine do that led to the beginning of the Byzantine Empire? 

• He angered Roman nobility, leading to a civil war between the east and the west.  
• He founded Constantinople and moved the Roman Empire's capital there.  
• He converted to Christianity and decreed that all other religions were banned. 
• He divided the Roman Empire into several different kingdoms and empires. 

Who was the first emperor to convert to Christianity?

• Justinian

• Constantine

• Theodora

• Diocletian

The Byzantine Empire fell after which empire?

• Roman Empire
• Ottoman Empire
• British Empire
• Mongol Empire

What was the primary religion of the Byzantine Empire?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Christianity

• Islam

What was the Great Schism?

• A war between England and France
• A split within the Roman Catholic Church
• A conflict between the Greek and Roman empires
• A major economic crisis in Europe

Who united Mongol Tribes across China?

• Genghis Khan
• Mao Zedong
• Confucius
• Sun Tzu

Which word is an Arabic term that refers to the ruler of a Muslim state?

• hajj

• bedouin

• kaaba

• caliph