Test 2

What is the period between the fall of the Roman empire and the Renaissance known as?

• The Middle Ages

• The Byzantine Era

• The Roman Renaissance

• The German Invasion

What was the new capital of the Roman empire after Constantine rebuilt Byzantium?

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Paris

What were the protective advantages of Constantinople?

• Mountainous terrain

• Surrounded by forests

• Guarded by water on three sides

• Strong military presence

• Surrounded by heavily fortified walls

What made Constantinople Europe's busiest marketplace?

• It linked Asia and Europe through trade routes on and water.

• Abundance of natural resources

• Large population

• Advanced technology

What were some of the goods sold in Constantinople's marketplace?

• Silks from China, wheat from Egypt,

• bread from Greece, and meat from Spain

• silver from Asia

• furs from Viking lands

• gems from India, spices from Southeast Asia,

What is another name of the Byzantine Empire?

• Western Roman Empire

• Eastern Roman Republic

• Eastern Roman Empire

• Constantine Empire

What event occurred at the Hippodrome?

• Trade

• Gladiatorial fights

• Political discussions

• Horse chariot racing

In what year did the Roman Empire fall?

• 476 AD

• 276 AD

• 746 AD

• 0 AD

Only the . . . Roman Empire fell.

The Byzantine Empire was located, mostly, between which two seas?

• Black Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea