Chapter 6 Test

Which city was the meeting place of East and West and the vital link in both land and sea trade routes?

• Bosporous

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Venice

Justinian’s goal during his reign was to

• Conquer the Muslim kingdom.

• Conquer the Russian tribes.

• Restore the power of the patriarch.

• Restore the greatness of the Roman Empire.

Hagia Sophia means

• “Holy church”

• “Holy lady”

• “Holy orthodoxy”

• “Holy Wisdom”

The Swedish Norsemen who plundered Slavic villages in Russia were

• Anglo-Saxons

• Huns

• Mongolians

• Varangians

In early Russia, what important river was used as a major route for trade with the Byzantine Empire?

• Danube

• Dnieper

• Indus

• Rhine

Who established the first ruling dynasty in Russia?

• Kiev

• Rurik

• Vladmir

• Yaroslav

Which religion threatened the Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish peoples?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

What was the largest ethnic group living in early Russia?

• Slavs

• Germans

• Celts

• Romans

What is the name of the sacred shrine in Mecca that once housed hundreds of pagan idols?

• Ka’aba

• Hagia Sophia

• Parthenon

• Temple of Artemis

In which city did Muhammad become a spiritual, political, and military leader?

• Medina

• Jerusalem

• Cairo

• Baghdad