Byzantine Empire Review 2025

How did the Byzantines see themselves?

• A. they believed they were the descendants of Alexander the Great
• B. they viewed themselves as Roman citizens
• C. as a new, entirely independent group of people

What was the Justinian Code?

• A. a code of conduct for people who were part of the Emperor's inner circle
• B. a simplified and shortened version of Roman laws
• C. a set of laws that established the principle of "eye for an eye" justice
• D. Byzantine laws inscribed on bronze tablets & displayed in towns

Based on the map, what happened to Byzantine territory during Justinian I's lifetime?

• A. Justinian lost territory in the Byzantine Empire
• B. Justinian expanded the Byzantine Empire

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

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

What new denomination (sect) of Christianity developed in the Byzantine Empire?

• A. Islam
• B. Judaism
• C. Catholicism
• D. Eastern Orthodox

What ended up being the most serious threat to the Byzantine Empire?

• A. an army that was stretched too thin
• B. political instability
• C. attacks by the Persians
• D. the rise of Islam

Match the following

• Wife and close advisor to Justinian

• Ottomon Turks

• Emperor who created a code of law

• Constantine

• Moved capital from Rome

• Justinian

• Islamic people who ended the empire

• Theodora

This is the name given to the division between the Roman Catholic Church centered in Rome, and the Eastern Orthodox Church centered in Constantinople in 1054 A.D

• Mosaics

• excommunication

• Great Schism

• Hagia Sophia

This is the formal term for being kicked out of the Christian church.

• Mosaics

• excommunication

• Great Schism

• Hagia Sophia

Emperor Justinian ordered the construction of this church in 532 A.D. The church design is beautiful, and contains a huge dome over a rectangular building.

• mosiacs

• excommunication

• Great Schism

• Hagia Sophia