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 

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 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

Constantinople was important culturally because -

• the libraries and universities preserved Greco-Roman culture
• it was the religious center of all of Europe
• mosaics were invented in Constantinople
• the Byzantines in the city developed paper and the compass

What was the name of the city that the Ottomans conquered and renamed Istanbul

• Rome

• Versailles

• Constantinople

• St. Petersburg