The Byzantine Empire Questions

What empire was divided in 395?

• Roman Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Abbasid Empire

• Egyptian Empire

The eastern half of the Roman Empire become known as the ​ (a)  

• Byzantine Empire
• Greek Empire
• Roman Republic
• Ottoman Empire

Byzantium was the capital city of the Roman Empire and it's name was changed to ​ (a)  

• Constantinnople
• Rome
• Athens
• Alexandria

Constantinople was located between which seas?

• Aegean

• Black

• Mediterranean

• Caribbean

• Caspian

Constantinople was called the ____________

• "New Rome"

• "New York"

• "New London"

• "New Berlin"

The ​ (a)   in Constantinople was a place where up to 60,000 could be entertained.

• Hippodrome
• Colosseum
• Amphitheater
• Stadium

​ (a)   was spread by the Byzantines.

• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Islam
• Hinduism

​ (a)   was Byzantine Emperor ruled from 527 to 565 and controlled the military, the government, and all legal decisions of the empire.

• Justinian
• Constantine
• Augustus
• Nero

Justinian wife ​ (a)   played a significant role in government and helped women gain more rights.

• Theodora
• Cleopatra
• Hatshepsut
• Eleanor of Aquitaine

The​ (a)   created a unified and comprehensive code of laws that became the basis for the legal systems of almost every country in the Western world.

• Justinian Code
• Napoleonic Code
• Magna Carta
• Hammurabi's Code