9th Grade Modern World History Quiz

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Alexandria

• Athens

The Byzantine Empire was originally the eastern half of what empire?

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Macedonian Empire

Which emperor codified Roman law into the Justinian Code?

• Constantine

• Theodosius

• Justinian I

• Heraclius

The Hagia Sophia was originally built as a:

• Marketplace

• Church

• Mosque

• Fortress

The official language of the Byzantine Empire after the 7th century was:

• Latin

• Greek

• Arabic

• Persian

The Byzantine Empire preserved and passed on knowledge from which civilizations?

• Roman and Greek

• Egyptian and Sumerian

• Persian and Chinese

• Indian and Arabic

The Great Schism of 1054 led to the division of Christianity into:

• Catholicism and Protestantism

• Sunni and Shia Islam

• Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism

• Lutheranism and Calvinism

The Byzantine Empire used which secret weapon in naval battles?

• Napalm

• Greek Fire

• Gunpowder

• Sulfuric Acid

What was the name of the Byzantine legal system?

• The Twelve Tables

• The Justinian Code

• The Edict of Milan

• The Magna Carta

The Byzantines helped preserve what classical traditions?

• Buddhist and Hindu

• Roman and Greek

• Aztec and Mayan

• African and Middle Eastern