Carr - Byzantine Empire Assessment - 23/24

What name have historians given to the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Ottoman Empire
• Mongol Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Holy Roman Empire

Which of the following factors were benefits of the location of Constantinople?

• It's location on a peninsula was easier to defend against invaders

• It's location at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and Africa made it a good location for trade

• It's location surrounded by mountains made it hard for invading armies to attack

• It's location was far enough from Europe that Germanic Tribes were not a threat

Which Roman emperor chose to move the capital to Byzantium?

• Julius Caesar
• Nero
• Constantine

• Augustus

Which three names has the capital city of the Byzantine Empire been known by?

• Istanbul

• Cairo

• Constantinople

• Byzantium

The greatest of the Byzantine Emperors was

• Genghis Khan
• Julius Caesar
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Justinian I

Emperor Justinian's greatest accomplishment was

• Justinian Code
• Roman Colosseum
• Byzantine Empire
• Hagia Sophia

What was one thing Justinian did as emperor to try to rebuilt the old Roman Empire?

• Established a theocracy

• Promoted peace treaties
• Invested in agriculture
• Military conquests of lost Roman territory

What part of Byzantine culture still influences American and European law?

• The Twelve Tables

• Direct Democracy

• Justinian's Code

• The Renaissance

The Byzantine's preserved Greco-Roman culture through

• Art

• Church Architecture

• Mosaics

• Construction of Libraries

Match the following

• Orthodox

• Western Church

• Latin Language

• Orthodox

• Roman Catholic

• Roman Catholic

• Greek Language

• Eastern Church