Byzantine Empire and Justinian

Arguably one of the greatest Byzantine emperors. Ruled from 527 C.E.- 565 C.E.

• Theodora

• Justin

• Justinian

• Belisarius

Justinain was known for building the __________.

• Ankor Wat

• Hagia Sophia

• Colosseum

• Parthenon

Justinian was able to reconquer lands once held by the Western Roman Empire?

• True

• False

Roman Emperor _______________ made Christianity the main religion of the Roman Empire.

• Diocletian

• Galerius

• Constantine

• Augustus

Cultural diffusion means?

• sharing of secrets

• sharing and spreading of culture

• practice of one religion such as Christianity

Who helped Justinian in managing the affairs of the empire?

• His trusted adviser Tribonian
• His beloved nephew Justinian
• His wife Theodora
• No one helped him?

What geographical feature made Constantinople easy to defend?

• It was surrounded by desert.

• It was on a mountaintop.

• It was on a peninsula.

• It sat on a plateau.

The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of what remained of what ancient empire? 

• The Ottoman Empire
• The Roman Empire
• The Holy Roman Empire
• The Mongolian Empire

Why was Constantinople a great site for a capital?

• The site was easy to defend as a peninsula. 
• It was a crossroads of east and west trade routes. 
• It was a walled city. 
• All of the above. 

Which of the following statements correctly describes Justinian's impact on the Byzantine empire?

• Under Justinian, the Byzantine empire began a centuries long expansion
• Under Justinian, the Byzantine empire reached its largest size ever
• Under Justinian, the Byzantine empire shrank to half its original size
• Under Justinian, the Byzantine empire fell to the Turks