SSWH 7, SSWH 9, SSWH 11

Constantinople was a strategic location for the capital of the Byzantine Empire because it was a crossroads of trade.

• True

• False

Justinian’s wife Theodora encouraged him to

• increase women’s rights.

• flee his empire when a massive riot erupted.

• expand his empire to include India and parts of China.

• ban all statues and icons of Jesus in his empire.

Which city was the center of the earliest Russian kingdom and traded with the Byzantines?

• Moscow

• Novgorod

• St. Petersburg

• Kiev

Early Greek religion could be described as what?

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

Byzantine Emperor Justinian's MOST significant political accomplishment was

• codifying Roman law.

• defeating the Roman Empire

• defeating invaders from the south.

• restoring the empire to its previous size.

A "polis" can BEST be described as

• A unified kingdom

• Independent city-states

• A huge city

• A survey people conduct on the street

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• Augustus Caesar

• Queen Elizabeth II

Sparta while an oligarchy could also be described as

• A military state

• Socialist

• Capitalist

• A Roman city

Which of these is a POLITICAL impact Greece and Rome had on the World?

• Aqueducts

• Humanism

• Roads

• the average citizen could participate instead of being ruled over

Which term is Most associated with the spread of Hellenistic culture?

• democracy

• socialism

• cultural diffusion

• assassinations