Quiz on Justinian's Code

Which of the following was a result of the publication of Justinian's Code?

• Roman law became less unified.

• The emperor became more powerful.

• Non-Christians were not discriminated against.

• Women were officially given some property rights.

What does the practice of the Eastern Orthodox religion and the use of the Cyrillic alphabet in Russia indicate?

• Russia was influenced by cultural diffusion.

• Russia was conquered by the Byzantine Empire.

• Russia’s leaders eliminated the influence of the Mongols.

• Russia’s geographic isolation led to isolation from the rest of the world.

What was the Great Schism of 1054?

• the division of the Byzantine Empire into five provinces

• the social division of the Byzantine citizens into a strict social class system

• the separation of the political and religious authority of the Byzantine emperors

• the split of the Christian Church into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

Based on the information provided by this map, what might explain why the fall of Constantinople would affect the Byzantine and Mongol empires?

• Africans traded more goods in Constantinople than in any other area.

• Constantinople was a city located on the Mediterranean Sea.

• Gold was the primary commodity that China sent to Constantinople.

• Constantinople was an important trading center.

The Mongols were a nomadic pastoral society with a homeland on the vast Central Asian steppe. Originally a loose confederation of tribes, they were united by Chinggis Khan in 1206. Which THREE statements correctly describe the impact of the Mongols?

• The Mongols of China did not adopt many Chinese cultural traditions such as Confucianism and Buddhism.

• The centralized command structure developed by Chinggis Khan and advanced military tactics contributed to success.

• All of the regions controlled by the Mongols benefited from a massive expansion in Eurasian trade along the Silk Road.

• The Mongol rulers of Russia were mostly concerned with extracting tribute and profiting from trade along the Silk Road.

• The Mongol tax burden was very low and led to an economic surplus which was made better by the introduction of paper money to the economy by the Mongol overlords.