The Byzantine Empire/Russian Empire Review

What is this a picture of? 

• The split of the Roman Empire
• Mesopotamia
• The split of the New Rome
• Roman Republic after the Punic Wars.

Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.

• Hagia Sophia
• National Cathedral
• Notre Dame
• Taj Mahal

What church was found in the Byzantine Empire?

• Eastern Orthodox

• Roman Catholic

• Lutheran

• Methodist

What is the new name of Constantinople?

• Persepolis
• Persia
• Turkey
• Istanbul

Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?

• Irene
• Theodora
• Joan of Arc 
• Eleanor of Aquitaine 

Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?

• It established all rules regarding. taxation.
• It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
• It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.

One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

• was surrounded by protective walls.

• was a center of religious power.

• had shrunk in size.

• was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.

What was the Byzantine empire often called?

• Eastern Roman Empire
• Europa
• Persia
• World rulers

Emperor Justinian revised the Roman laws which then became known as?

• Justinian's Code

• Hammurani's Code

• The Da Vinci Code

• Chaussard's Code

Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

• expanded to its greatest extent (size)

• was reduced in size

• replaced Roman law with Muslim law