Byzantine Empire Quiz Review

Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

• Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
• Great architecture 
• Autocratic rulers 
• The pope lives there

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia
• National Cathedral
• Notre Dame
• Taj Mahal

Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

• It established all rules regarding. taxation.
• It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
• It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.

Justinian's Code was an important contribution in the area of...

• The military
• Architecture
• Religion
• The law

What was the name of the code that unifed Byzantine and western Roman empire?

• Hammurabi's Code
• Justinian's Code
• Theodora's Code
• Byzantine's Code

Which of the following best describes the Byzantine territory at the height of the empire?

• The empire was almost entirely located in Eastern Europe.

• The empire was land-locked and could not facilitate travel by water.

• The empire consisted of territories on multiple continents and in multiple regions.

   

•   The empire controlled territories that were isolated with no access to travel or tra

Justinian created the Justinian Code, which was?

 

• A system of codes that governed the building of certain structures.

• A series of laws regarding the dress code for women.

• A series of laws that regulated many areas of Byzantine life.

• A religious doctrine that told Christians how to live their life.

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

• Alexandria

• Rome

• Istanbul

• Constantinople

What was the Pax Romana

• time of Roman Peace

• Roman civil war era

• time of communist rule

• rule under Julius Caesar

What was the strongest most unifying force of the Roman Empire?

• Roman judicial system

• Sea trading routes

• Roman centralized government