Practice: Common Assessment: ByzantineRussia

The city of Constantinople was in the perfect location for all of the following reasonse EXCEPT

• Sat on an easily defensible peninsula

• Located on the Black Sea Trade routes between Asia and Eastern Europe

• Location on the Mediterranean Sea gave them access to trade with Western Europe

• Far from the Germanic invasions in the West

One reason the Justinian Code was signficant was that it

• established the basis for the development of the Code of Hammurabi

• became the foundation of the modern legal systems fo many Western countries

• incorporated laws from all over Asia and Europe

• led to the protection of inalienable rights in Roman territories

The Great Schism resulted in two Christian Churches. Match the characteristic to the correct church

Groups:

(a) Western Church

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(b) Eastern Church

• Centered in Constantinople

• Centered in Rome

• Patriarch is Church leader

• Pope is Church leader

• Roman Catholic

• Priests may marry

• Eastern Orthodox

• Priests may not marry

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.

In 1054, a schism, or complete break, separated

• the Eastern and Western Churches

• The South Slaves

• Greeks and Byzantines

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Which group conquered Constantinople in 1453?

• Persians

• Huns

• Ottoman Turks

• Carthage

Which continent was NOT linked by Constantinople?

• Asia
• North America
• Africa
• Europe

Looking at the image of Constantinople, choose the 2 civilizations that had the most influence on the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Russia

• Islamic Empire

• Greece

Where did the Vikings come from?

• Scandinavia

• Southern Russia

• The Mediterranean

• Eastern Europe

What was the purpose of Byzantines sending missionaries to the Slavic people?

• To teach them agriculture

• To establish trade

• To convert them

• To form an alliance