Unit 3 Test Review

Laws Passed during the Byzantine Empire

●      Men could not beat wives

●      Wives could sue for divorce

●      Women could own property

●  Widows could keep children

Which of the following individuals is most responsible for the passage of the laws listed above?

• Cleopatra

• Julius Caesar

• Theodora

• Constantine

How were the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire related?

• the Byzantine empire adopted the traditional Roman architecture

• the Byzantine empire continued the rule of emperors established during the Roman Empire

• the Byzantine Empire was formed out of the territories of the Eastern Roman Empire

• all of the above

Which of the following is Justinian’s most significant long-term accomplishment?

• He reconquered much of the territory that the old Roman Empire once controlled.

• He rebuilt Rome and restored it to its former glory.

• He established monotheism firmly in the east by banishing all forms of polytheism.

• He codified the Roman legal code.

What religion was selected by Prince Vladimir to be the official religion of Russia in 989?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Roman Catholicism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

Why did Kiev become a leading trading center in Eastern Europe during the 9th century?

• The fall of Constantinople allowed it to become a leading city for trade.

• It was strategically located on the Dnieper River and close to Constantinople’s markets.

• It had strict regulations on who could buy and sell goods at markets.

• Justinian had declared Kiev to be the Christian center of Russia.

Which two groups impacted the early Kievan Slavic Russian culture?

• Mongols and Greeks

• Byzantines and Vikings

• Slavs and Latins

• Mongols and Abbasids

Which of the following titles did Ivan III take and why did he refer to Moscow as the “Third Rome”?

• King; it was ruled by an oligarchy similar to the government of Rome

• Czar; it became a large empire and linked with the Byzantine cultural traditions

• Khan; it was made up of both patricians and plebeians similar to Rome

Which of the following is a reason for the Great Schism in the Christian Church in 1054?

• Fights over icons, or small sculptures of religious figures

• The East would only speak Latin

• The agreement to use Arabic in all church services

• The West believed the Emperor should be head of the Church

Iconoclasm, the movement to stop the use of images of Jesus and the saints in Byzantine religious art, is MOST comparable to

• The tradition of household gods in Hinduism

• The absence of a personal God in Buddhism and Confucianism

• The ban on depicting the prophet Muhammad in Islamic art

• Belief in an unseen Great Spirit by native Americans

Which empire is most responsible for the strengthening of the trade route shown in the map above?

• Song China

• Russia

• Byzantine

• Mongols