Byzantine Empire Review

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in which of the following?

• The central authority of the Pope

• A prohibition of the consumption of pork

• Reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths

• Monotheism and ethical conduct

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of Rome?

• Weak emperors
• Trade imbalance (buying more than they produced)
• Too much food and resources
• Use of foreign mercenary soldiers

• Weak emperors

• Trade imbalance (buying more than they produced)

• Too much food and resources

• Use of foreign mercenary soldiers

Latin is the basis for which of the following groups of languages?

• English, French and Russian.

• French, Russian, and Spanish.

• Italian, French, and Spanish.

• Spanish, French and Slavic.

Which Emperor restructured the Roman government by establishing a Tetrarchy with rulers in each half, effectively dividing the empire into two?

• Constantine

• Diocletian

• Caligula

• Nero

Which leader moved the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire to the city of Byzantium and then renamed it to Constantinople?

• Justinian

• Diocletian

• Theodosius

• Constantine

In what year did the Western half of the Roman Empire fall to barbarians?

• 347 CE

• 476 CE

• 517 CE

• 632 CE

What physical feature enabled the Eastern Roman Empire to thrive economically?

• It was surrounded by desert.

• It sat on a plateau that overlooked the North European Plain.

• It was located on a peninsula and was surrounded by water on three sides.

• It was located on a mountaintop in the Alps.

How did Roman culture survive the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• Roman culture was adopted by the Visigoth tribes of Europe.

• Roman culture was rediscovered once Latin was deciphered by the Rosetta Stone.

• Romans migrated to the Eastern Roman Empire and rebuilt the city of Rome.

• Roman culture and literature was preserved by the Eastern Roman Empire.

Justinian was the ruler of the Byzantine Empire from 527 AD until 565 AD. During his rule, he created the Code of Justinian.

• It organized and reformed Roman laws and was the foundation for modern law codes.

• It was the first written treaty to protect the rights of men in Europe.

• It created a strict hierarchy of laws that reinforced the roles of the social classes.

• It established the principle that even the emperor was subject to the law of the land.

Theodora influenced her husband, Justinian, in many ways, often leading to his political success. Which of the following was one of her suggestions?

• Limit the freedoms of the people to keep them under control

• Free the slaves brought from the Roman Empire

• Leave the city for his own safety during the Nika Riots

• Change the laws to better protect women and children