Unit 3: Byzantine and Mongol Review

Which of the following can be attributed to Justinian? 3 answers are correct.

• Justinian Code

• Hagia Sophia

• Reconquer lost Roman lands

• Constantinople established as capital

The Byzantine Empire chose Constantinople as its capital due to its advantageous position in trade routes.

• True

• False

The location of Constantinople helped the Byzantines control (a)  

• the actions of the Pope.
• tax policies of Rome.
• warring African tribes.
• trade between Asia and Europe.

Theodora, wife of Justinian, was known to

• advocate for the rights of women.

• abandon the empire during a severe riot.

• push for the expansion of the empire to India and parts of China.

• prohibit all statues and icons of Jesus in the empire.

Justinian's most significant achievement was

• constructing the Colosseum.

• initiating the Crusades.

• reorganizing Roman law into an official code

• establishing the Pax Romana.

What led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• Economic prosperity and stability.

• Peaceful negotiations with neighboring tribes.

• Invasions by barbarian tribes and internal decay.

• Expansion and conquest of new territories.

What was the name of the legal code created by Emperor Justinian to consolidate and simplify Roman law?

• Code of Theodosius

• Justinian's Code

• Code of Hammurabi

• Napoleonic Code

Which two civilizations primarily influenced Byzantine culture?

• Roman and Persian

• Greek and Persian

• Roman and Greek

• Armenian and Roman

In 1453, which empire fell to the hands of the Ottomans?

• Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Persian Empire

• Mughal Empire

Which Christian denomination was predominantly practiced in the eastern half of the Roman Empire?

• Roman Catholicism

• Eastern Orthodox

• Protestantism

• Anglicanism