Byzantine Empire Practice

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

Which of the following was a major factor in the decline of the Byzantine empire?

• Conversion of the Slavs

• Iconoclasm

• Attacks from invaders

• Recapture of Rome

The city of _____________ was the capital of the Eastern Byzantine Empire.

• Alexandria

• Rome

• Istanbul

• Constantinople

Emperor Justinian revised the Roman laws which then became known as?

• Justinian's Code

• Hammurani's Code

• The Da Vinci Code

• Chaussard's Code

Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

• reclaimed western Roman Empire territory

• was reduced in size

• replaced Roman law with Muslim law

Which best describes city of Constantinople?

• Crossroads location, trade center, diversity

• Poor, isolated, and uneducated

• Created new laws and built Hagia Sophia

Justinian Code became the

• basis of European Law

• basis of Eastern Orthodox religion

• law of the United States of America

• Holy book of Christianity

Which of the following issues divided the Western and Eastern Churches?

• practices of animal sacrifices

• practices such as scalping

• Who was in charge of religious matters

• belief in Jesus and the Bibile

Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

• located at the crossroads of trade

• Great architecture

• Strong autocratic rulers

• The pope lives there

Who was the leader of the church in the Byzantine empire, Eastern Orthodox Church?

• The pope

• The patriarch

• The emperor

• The people