SOL Must Knows Byzantine and Islam

Constantine liked the location of Constantinople (Byzantium) because it was away from __________.

• Turkish invaders
• Trade Routes
• Germanic invaders
• Feudal kingdoms

The Byzantines preserved _______ and _______ cultural heritage.

• Greek; Chinese
• Greek; Roman
• Roman; Chinese
• Indian; Greek

Justinian did all of these things EXCEPT ________.

• Reconquest of Roman lands
• Created the Cyrillic Alphabet
• Built the Hagia Sophia
• Codified (wrote down) new laws

________ served as the basis form many later European legal systems.

• The Code of Hammurabi
• The 10 Commandments
• The 12 Tables
• Justinian's Code

What was the purpose of this building?

• Orthodox Church
• Imperial Palace   
• Catholic Cathedral
• Army fortress

This is an example of what type of artwork?

• Fresco
• Water color
• Mosaic
• Relief sculpture

_______ is to the Byzantines as the Pantheon is to Rome.

• Parthenon
• Hagia Sophia
• An aqueduct
• The Ziggurat

The biggest disagreement between the Orthodox and Catholic churches was _____.

• Building the Hagia Sophia
• Using mosaics in churches
• The use of missionaries
• The authority of the Pope

Who created an alphabet to help early Russians learn the bible?

• St. Cyrill
• St. Patrick
• St. Michael
• St. Peter

This building is associated with which religious group?

• Muslim Turks
• Russian Orthodox Christians
• Roman Catholics
• Orthodox Judaism