Byzantine Empire and Russia

All were advantages of Constantinople’s location except –

• it was an easily fortified site on a peninsula

• provided protection of the eastern frontier

• close to the west making Germanic invasions a threat

• had natural harbors allowing for trade

Which is true of the role of Constantinople?

• The city was founded and permanently controlled by the Ottomans

• Was considered the capital of the Western Roman Empire

• Was a link to the past preserving classical Greco-Roman culture

• The city was too isolated making trade impossible

What was the long-term result of Justinian’s Code?

• Made laws more complicated and confusing

• Impacted European legal codes

• Scholars failed to organize laws

• Roman judges protested changes

Justinian was determined to –

• conquer again former Roman territories.

• isolate the Balkans from trade.

• keep Christian influences out of the region.

• destroy Greco-Roman symbols.

Byzantine artists were known for their religious images of Jesus and saints called -

• paper cutting.

• icons.

• origami.

• calligraphy.

What type of Byzantine art shown would often be made for public and religious buildings using glass or stone tiles?

• Sculpture

• Painting

• Printmaking

• Mosaic

While people in the Western Roman Empire spoke Latin, people in the Byzantine Empire spoke –

• Sanskrit.

• Greek.

• Old English.

• Russian.

Which Byzantine domed church is shown?

• Parthenon

• Hagia Sophia

• Colosseum

• Dome of the Rock

The Western Church became centered in which city?

• Jerusalem

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Alexandria

Who was accepted as the highest authority by Byzantine Christians?

• The Pope

• The Friar

• The Patriarch

• The Cleric