Unit 1: The Byzantine Empire

What empire split into two with the eastern portion becoming the Byzantine Empire?

• Greek Empire

• Roman Empire

• Chinese Empire

• Islamic Empire

What was the significance of the Justinian Code?

• It became the foundation of the modern legal systems of many Western countries.

• It established the basis for the development of the Code of Hammurabi.

• It incorporated laws from all over Asia and Europe.

• It led to the protection of inalienable rights in Roman territories.

What was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

• Adoption of democratic ideas from Russia

• Spread of humanism and secularism across Europe

• Reunification of eastern and western Christendom

• Preservation of Greek and Roman culture

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?

• Rome

• Kiev

• Constantinople

• Washington, D.C.

What issues did the Byzantine Empire face in the eleventh century?

• The decline of trade routes

• The Great Schism with the Roman Catholic Church in the west and attacks from invaders

• The collapse of the House of Wisdom

• The spread of confusions teachings from China

Which situation is a result of the location of the Byzantine Empire?

• Constantinople became an important center of trade and knowledge.

• The Seljuk Turks protected and defended Byzantine leaders.

• Moscow became the religious center for all Orthodox Christians.

• The Byzantine emperor was able to conquer areas from Korea to Spain.

The strategic location of the Byzantine Empire allowed control of the key trade routes between which of the following?

• South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca

• Caspian Sea and the Indian Ocean

• North Sea and the English Channel

• Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

What is most closely associated with the introduction of the Cyrillic alphabet and Orthodox Christianity to Russia?

• Viking conquests

• Ottoman expansion

• Byzantine missionaries

• Alexander the Great's armies

What event led to the Great Schism between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• Justinian invaded Rome

• The death of the patriarch

• The pope and patriarch excommunicated each other

• The conversion of people in the Byzantine Empire to Islam

The fact the Emperor Justinian built the Hagia Sophia shows the Byzantine Empire had a strong connection between

• The Church and the state

• The Church and the military

• Science and Technology

• Power and Control