Byzantine Empire and Middle Ages Quiz

1. ___________ was a city in the Byzantine Empire that was a center for learning; where schools taught Philosophy, Medicine, Greek, and Latin.

• A. Athens
• B. Constantinople
• C. Egypt
• D. Rome

2. Due to lack of contact and distance between _______ and western Europe, Christianity developed differently

• A. Roman Empire
• B. Byzantine Empire
• C. Greek Empire
• D. Mesopotamia

3. One of the most impressive architectural buildings in the Byzantine Empire was the Christian Cathedral _______.

• A. Tajh Mahal
• B. Hagia Sophia
• C. St. Mary's Cathedral
• D. Notre Dame

4. This legal code, _________, is a consolidation of Roman Laws and became one of the most important legacies of the Byzantine Empire & served as the basis for laws for the next 900 years

• A. The Code of Hammarabi
• B. The Justinian Code
• C. The Constitution
• D. The Talmud

5. Christians in Eastern Empire believed the Pope held religious authority.

• True
• False

6. A ________ is a believer of false ideas

• A. Iconoclast
• B. Heretic
• C. Bishop
• D. Priest

7. Disagreements among Christians lead to the ________ in 1054.

• A. Excommunication
• B. The Great Schism
• C. Iconoclasts
• D. The Middle Ages

8. Europe falls into ______ from 500 to 1300.

• A. The Gilded Age
• B. The Middle Ages
• C. Paleolithic Era
• D. Neolithic Era

9. In 771, ________ became king of the Franks

• A. Justinian
• B. Charlemagne
• C. Henry VIII
• D. Edward III

10. Charlemagne was able to do something never done before, unite an empire.

• True
• False