WH Unit 2 (500-1300) Test

Which of these BEST describes the acceptance of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire?

• Christianity became the only legal religion by the 400s.

• Christianity was never accepted by the imperial government.

• Christianity was accepted only after the death of Emperor Justinian.

• Christianity was accepted when Constantine was forced to convert after losing on the battlefield.

In this image, the Emperor Justinian is depicted as both king and priest, a representation of

• the separation of church and state in the Byzantine Empire.

• the dual role of the Byzantine Emperor as both a secular and religious leader.

• the influence of neighboring empires on Byzantine rule.

• the Emperor's personal preference for religious attire.

This emperor collected and codified all laws of the Byzantine age. Who was he?

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Licinius

• Theodoric

The pope in Rome helped to arrange the marriage between Ivan III of Russia and Sophia, the niece of the last Byzantine Emperor. Why might the pope have been disappointed with the results?

• The Russian Empire retained the Eastern Orthodox religion of the Byzantine Empire.

• The westward expansion of the Great Khan of the Golden Horde was stopped by Ivan III.

• As a result of the union, Ivan III and subsequent tsars converted to Roman Catholicism.

• Ivan III attacked Rome and made it part of the Russian Empire in response to the pope's meddling.

The art, architecture, language, and religion of early Russia were directly influenced by what empire?

• Byzantine

• Mongol

• Roman

• Ottoman

The Great Schism of 1054 was a split between Catholics in western Europe and

• Jews in eastern Europe.

• Muslims in the Middle East.

• Christians in eastern Europe and Asia.

• Protestant Christians in central Europe.

The Great Schism (1054) resulted in the creation of

• the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Exploration.

• the Southern Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance.

• the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Reformation.

• the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

In which area of the world would you have been MOST likely to find widespread practice of Orthodox Christianity in the 16th Century? Circle your answer.

What happened to Constantinople in 1453?

• It was conquered by the Roman Empire.

• It was destroyed by a massive earthquake.

• It was conquered and renamed Istanbul by the Ottomans.

• It was destroyed by the invading forces of Genghis Khan.

Using the prompt, which would be the most likely cause of the plague of Justinian?

• expansion of the Roman empire

• increased invasions by the Huns

• increased trade routes along the Silk Road

• increased trade routes along the Mediterranean sea