Byzantine Empire

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was:

• Rome

• Moscow

• Russia

• Constantinople

What protected the Constantinople

• Guns

• Alligators

• Walls

• Spikes

Another name for the eastern Roman Empire was:

• Ottoman

• Byzantine

• Russian 

• Mongol

Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul are all:

• names for the same place

• sites of major battles

• different trading ports

• cities in the western Roman Empire

The location of Constantinople made it a crossroads of trade for all of the continents except:

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest size under:

• Caesar

• Justinian

• Cyril

• Constantine

All of the following are true about the location of Constantinople EXCEPT:

• it was located on an island

• It connects the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.

• it was located along major trade routes

• It is located in 2 continents

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of which two cultures:

• Mongols

• Russia

• Greece

• Rome

Which of the following rulers was responsible for building the Hagia Sophia?

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Justinian

• Ivan the Great

Theodora was the most _____ Byzantine empress.

• Influential

• Smelly

• Strict

• Greedy