Chapter 12: The Byzantine Empire Vocabulary Quiz

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Turkey

• Antioch

• Constantinople

What was the split in religions between Rome and Byzantine called?

• The Great Schism

• The Super Split

• The Great Divide

• The Holy Divorce

Name this famous landmark in Constantinople?

• St. Peters Basilica

• Chartes Cathedral

• Notre Dame

• Hagia Sophia

The organized system of Byzantine laws and government was known as ________________

• The Ten Commandments

• Declaration of Independence

• Code of Hammurabi

• Justinian Code

The center of the Byzantine Empire was the city of ___________.

• Sparta

• Rome

• Constantinople

• France

Huge church in the Byzantine capital city; name means "Holy Wisdom"

• Hagia Sophia

• Church of St. Theodora

• Church at Mount Olympus

• The Hippodrome

Diversity is

• the place where two roads meet.

• a range of different things.

• having the nature of a god.

• a belief contrary to Church teachings.

Heresy is

• having the nature of a god.

• a range of different things.

• the place where two roads meet.

• beliefs contrary to Church teachings.

Crossroads are

• a range of different things.

• opposition to Church policy.

• the place where two roads meet.

• having the nature of a god.

Divine means

• having the nature of a god.

• a range of different things.

• the place where two roads meet.

• beliefs contrary to Church teachings.