Byzantine, Mongol, and Russia QUIZ

The eastern Roman emperor was the head of both the _____________ and _____________ in the empire.

• church/trade

• state/slaves

• church/state

• state/trade

Another name for the eastern Roman Empire was the _____________ Empire.

• Byzantine

• Islamic

• Ottoman

• Persian

What was Emperor Justinian's most notable achievement?

• Uniting all Christians

• Reclaiming the territory

• Rebuilding Rome and restoring it to its former glory.

• creating Justinian's Code.

A former actress, Theodora was the wife of Byzantine Emperor Justinian. She assisted him in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

• Building churches

• Meeting with foreign leaders

• Commanding the Byzantine army

• Passing laws for women's rights

What was the cause to the Great Schism, or the splitting of the Christian church in 1054?

• Fights over icons, or small sculptures of religious figures

• The East would only speak Latin

• The agreement to use Arabic in all church services

• The West believed the Emperor should be head of the Church

The name of Constantinople changed to what?

• Byzantium

• Istanbul

• Mecca

• Moscow

The group of people who conquered Constantinople in 1453 were primarily believers of which of the following faiths?

• Roman Catholic Christianity

• Islam

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Judaism

Why did Kiev become a leading trading center in Eastern Europe during the 9th century?

• The fall of Constantinople allowed it to become a leading city for trade.

• It was strategically located on the Dnieper River and close to Constantinople's markets.

• It had strict regulations on who could buy and sell goods at markets.

• Justinian had declared Kiev to be the Christian center of Russia.

Name the four parts of Justinian's Law Code.

The _______________, The Digest, ____________The Novellae _______________.

• Code/Institution

• Institute/Code

• Code/Institute

• Intuition/Code

 

During the period of Pax Mongolica during Mongol rule.

• Long-distance trade between Europe and Asia became much safer.

• Trade slowed dramatically because of heavy taxation.

•   Interaction between different peoples of Eurasia was limited by Mongol cruelty.

• Unification was achieved by the implementation of a state religion.