Heimler 1.6 AMSCO Quiz

Who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire?

• Emperor Tiberius

• Emperor Augustus

• Emperor Nero

• Emperor Constantine

What year did the Western Roman Empire fall?

• 800 CE

• 1453 CE

• 476 CE

• 1200 CE

What was the Eastern half of the Roman Empire known as?

• The Persian Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Holy Roman Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

What flavor of Christianity did the Byzantine Empire practice?

• Protestant Christianity

• Coptic Christianity

• Roman Catholic Christianity

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

By 1200, what had significantly weakened the Byzantine Empire?

• Economic collapse

• Natural disasters

• Internal political strife

• Wars with neighboring Islamic powers

In what year did the Ottoman Empire capture Constantinople?

• 476

• 1600

• 1453

• 1200

Who adopted Eastern Orthodox Christianity before the fall of Constantinople?

• The Vikings

• The Kievan Rus

• The Mongols

• The Celts

What was a common structure across Western Europe despite political fragmentation?

• The Feudal System

• The Islamic Caliphates

• The Roman Catholic Church

• The Byzantine Bureaucracy

What were the Crusades?

• A series of religious wars

• Trade expeditions to Asia

• Exploratory voyages to the New World

• Scientific expeditions to study the Earth

Which religion held important minority positions in Europe alongside Christianity?

• Zoroastrianism and Sikhism

• Shinto and Taoism

• Islam and Judaism

• Buddhism and Hinduism