Final Exam Review 1

The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?

• Rome
• Constantinople
• Kiev
• Carthage

The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of what two places?

• Greece & Persia
• Rome & Persia
• Greece & Rome
• Russia & Rome

The importance of Justinian's Code is that:

• It provided equality for women
• It outlawed slavery
• It was based on Christian beliefs
• It was the basis of western law codes 

What is the name of this Byzantine domed structure that originally served as a church?

• Dome of the Rock
• Pantheon
• Hagia Sophia
• Parthenon

Which answer replaces the question mark?

• Code of Justinian

• Icons

• 10 Commandments

• Hammurabi's Code

Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?

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

What is an icon?

• A famous painter

• A religious image

• An emperor who governs an army

• None of the above

What does excommunication mean?

• declaring that a person is no longer free

• declaring that a person is no longer a slave

• declaring that a person is no longer a member of a church or nation

• None of the above

What is the name given to the division of the churches, resulting in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church?

• The Great Divide

• Excommunication

• The Great Schism

• The Great Split

Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

• expanded to its greatest extent (size)

• was reduced in size

• replaced Roman law with Muslim law