Chapter 6- The Byzantine Empire Vocabulary

Which best describes a mosaic in Byzantine art?

• Images formed by tiny set pieces in adhesive

• Paintings made with water-based pigments on plaster

• Drawings sketched with charcoal on parchment

• Statues carved from single blocks of marble

In the Byzantine Empire, who was the emperor?

• Ruler of the empire with supreme authority

• Chief judge responsible for provincial courts

• High priest overseeing church rituals

• Military general commanding eastern legions

What feature most clearly defines a basilica in Byzantine cities?

• Square marketplace surrounded by shops

• Small private chapel for imperial family

• Large public church with round end and columns

• Fortified tower used for city defense

Which term was used for people viewed as uncivilized by Byzantines?

• Patrician

• Serf

• Provincial

• Barbarian

Justinian is best known in Byzantine history for

• Abolishing Christianity throughout the empire

• Political, social, and architectural achievements

• Moving the capital back to Rome

• Conquering all of Western Europe permanently

Theodora is remembered primarily as

• A tax official who reformed imperial revenues

• A general who led armies into North Africa

• A nun who founded the first monasteries in Rome

• An advocate who pushed for women’s legal protections

Hagia Sophia was originally a

• Fortified palace overlooking the Hippodrome

• Zoroastrian fire temple in Persia

• Roman Catholic cathedral in Rome

• Greek Orthodox basilica in Constantinople

Which statement best explains the Justinian Code?

• A treaty system governing alliances with barbarians

• A collection linking old Roman laws to new Byzantine laws

• A handbook of military drill and battlefield tactics

• A list of taxes for merchants in Constantinople

Why was Constantinople’s location strategically important?

• Between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

• In the Alps controlling passes into Gaul

• Deep within the Sahara far from any coastline

• On an island in the Atlantic near Spain

Christianity in the Byzantine world is best described as

• A major monotheistic religion centered on Jesus

• A polytheistic belief system honoring many gods

• A philosophy rejecting organized worship entirely

• A civic cult focused on emperor deification