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Which empire continued as the Byzantine Empire?

• Ottoman Empire

• Eastern Roman Empire

• British Empire

• Western Roman Empire

What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Rome

• London

• Constantinople

• Medina

Constantinople lay between which two seas?

• Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

• Red and Black Sea

• Sea of Japan and the Mediterranean

• Yellow Sea and Yangtze

Why did Emperor Diocletian split the empire into two halves?

• people were fighting

• people had religious differences

• it had grown to be very large

• the Visgoths wanted to rule the Western Roman Empire

The Byzantine Empire was

• mostly Buddhist

• a Christian state

• a non-Christian state

Which political accomplishments was Justinian responsible for? (choose 2)

• expanded the territory of the Byzantine Empire

• women could divorce their husbands

• established the Code of Justinian

• built the Hagia Sophia

Who had a strong influence on Justinian during his rule?

• judges

• his wife, Theodora

• his mother

• his sister, Theodora

What made Constantinople's location strategically important?

• It was located near Carthage

• It was located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

• It was located near Rome

• It was between the Eastern and Western Roman Empires

Why was Constantinople an important trade location? (choose 2)

• It was home to the Hippodrome

• It was along the Silk Road

• It had a natural harbor

• It had high walls

What 2 continents was Constantinople in the middle of?

• North America and South America

• Europe and Asia

• Africa and Europe

• Asia and Africa