WorksheetsByzantine Empire
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the title of the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
a)
pope
b)
patriarch
c)
Czar
d)
Caesar
2.
What form of writing was developed by Byzantine monks and adopted in Russia and eastern Europe?
a)
hieroglyphs
b)
cuneiform
c)
sanskrit
d)
cyrillic
3.
What form of Christianity was adopted in Russia?
a)
Arianism
b)
Coptic
c)
Orhodox
d)
Catholic
4.
What is the name of this Byzantine domed structure that originally served as a church?
a)
Dome of the Rock
b)
Pantheon
c)
Hagia Sophia
d)
Parthenon
5.
Not allowing divorces, the use of latin, and practicing celibacy for priest would characterize?
a)
Eastern Orthodox Church
b)
Roman Catholic Church
c)
Islam
d)
Baptist
6.
This would be an example of ?
a)
Mosaic
b)
Icon
c)
Calligraphy
7.
The Patriarch would have most likely given the liturgy or church service in
a)
latin
b)
greek
c)
italian
d)
english
8.
What year did the Byzantine Empire collapse?
a)
1492
b)
476
c)
1453
d)
732
9.
Which Emperor was responsible for organizing and simplifying old Roman law into a new code?
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Justinian
d)
Xerxes
10.
What is the definition of strait.
a)
A narrow channel of water connecting two large bodies of water.
b)
the pacific Ocean
c)
two rivers close to each other
d)
An ocean connecting to a sound.
11.
Who built the Hagia Sophia?
a)
Justinian
b)
Theodora
c)
Constantine
d)
None of the above
12.
What does excommunucation mean?
a)
None of the above
b)
Welcoming someone in the church
c)
banishing someone out of the Christian church
d)
Suspending someone from a church for a while
13.
One major accomplishment of Justinian was...
a)
Creating a democratic government
b)
Ending slavery throughout the Byzantine Empire
c)
Reconquering much of former Roman territory
d)
Providing universal education for all
14.
The Great Schism refers to...
a)
The split in the Christian Church
b)
The split in Byzantine government
c)
A crack in the foundation of the Hagia Sophia
d)
The shaking of the faithful during worship
15.
The center of power for the Catholic Church was __________ and the center of power of the Orthodox Church was ___________
a)
Constantinople, Rome
b)
Alexandria, Carthage
c)
Rome, Constantinople
d)
Carthage, Alexandria
16.
The Byzantine Empire finally came to an end in 1453 when the ______________ Turks took the city of Constantinople
a)
Seljuk
b)
Kurdish
c)
Ottoman
d)
Armenian
17.
Constantine liked the location of Constantinople (Byzantium) because it was away from __________.
a)
Turkish invaders
b)
Trade Routes
c)
Germanic invaders
d)
Feudal kingdoms
18.
What geographic feature made Constantinople an easy city to fortify and defend?
a)
It sits on a peninsula
b)
It was built on a mountain top
c)
It was built on an island
d)
It was built in a low valley
19.
The Byzantines preserved _______ and _______ cultural heritage.
a)
Greek; Chinese
b)
Greek; Roman
c)
Roman; Chinese
d)
Indian; Greek
20.
What language was used in churches in the area marked 2?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Roman
d)
Italian
21.
What language was used in church services in the area marked 1?
a)
Greek
b)
Roman
c)
Latin
d)
French
22.
This building is associated with which religious group?
a)
Muslim Turks
b)
Russian Orthodox Christians
c)
Roman Catholics
d)
Orthodox Judaism
23.
This is an example of what type of artwork?
a)
Fresco
b)
Water color
c)
Mosaic
d)
Relief sculpture
24.
The Byzantine Empire was once known as the
a)
Western Roman Empire
b)
Eastern Roman Empire
c)
Persian Empire
d)
Constantinian Empire
25.
What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Rome
b)
Syria
c)
Dara
d)
Constantinople
26.
The Byzantine Empire gets its name from ....
a)
the ancient city of Byzantium
b)
the ancient king Byzantium
c)
the Byzantine River
d)
the Byzantine Mountains
27.
What body of water would give the Byzantine Empire trade access to Asia and Russia?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Aegean Sea
28.
Holy images used in prayer and worship
a)
Portraits
b)
Icons
c)
Mosaics
d)
Offerings
29.
Updated version of Rome's Twelve Tables
a)
Justinian's Code
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Ten Commandments
d)
Bill of Rights
30.
Which letter represents the location of the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
H
b)
A
c)
C
d)
J
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