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WorksheetsByzantine Empire Re
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
According to the traditional story, what convinced Constantine to convert to Christianity?
a)
He had a vision of the Christian cross, which was meant as a sign that he would win an important battle.
b)
He dreamed that if he painted the Christian cross on his soldiers' shields, he would win an important battle.
c)
He was seeking more meaning in his life and believed he could find that in Christianity
d)
He wanted to repent for his earlier persecution of Christians.
2.
The social and political reforms of Diocletian and Constantine ___________.
a)
Led to a new golden age for the Roman Empire
b)
Kept the empire from being invaded by Germanic tribes
c)
Were only temporarily successful
d)
Were a complete disaster
3.
Which of the following statements about Constantinople is true?
a)
It became one of the great cities of the world.
b)
It was located in what is now Egypt.
c)
The Roman emperor never provided the resources that the city needed to grow.
d)
Its location was chosen for its remarkable natural beauty and not for any military reason.
4.
Who was the first Germanic leader to convert to Christianity?
a)
Charles Martel
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Justinian I
d)
Theodoric the Great
5.
The Carolingian Renaissance was____________.
a)
an artistic movement
b)
The promotion of religion in the Germanic kingdoms
c)
a revival of learning
d)
another name for Charlemagne's household staff
6.
__________led the army that defeated the Ostrogoth in Italy.
a)
Leo IX
b)
Constantine
c)
Belisarius
d)
Romulus Agustus
7.
What was Justinian's most important contribution to western culture?
a)
Defeating the Persians
b)
Codifying Roman law in The Body of Civil Law
c)
Establishing a silk industry in Constantinople
d)
Converting the Eastern Roman Empire to Christianity
8.
What happened when the eastern Roman army was defeated by Islamic troops at Yarmuk in 636?
a)
Muslims took over the Eastern Roman Empire and renamed it the Byzantine Empire
b)
The emperor converted to Islam
c)
The Eastern Roman Empire lost the provinces Syria and Palestine.
d)
The Bulgars took possession of the lower Danube valley.
9.
This city was the chief center for trade between the east and west.
a)
Antioch
b)
Macedonia
c)
Constantinople
d)
Persia
10.
Which of the following statements best describes the role of the Christian Church in the Byzantine Empire?
a)
The Byzantines believed that God had commanded their state to preserve true Christianity.
b)
It was respected, but not as important to the Byzantines as chariot racing and other sports.
c)
Byzantines believed in the separation of church and state.
d)
The Byzantines were strongly influenced by the pope.
11.
What group challenged the Byzantine Empire by advancing into Asia Minor in the eleventh century?
a)
Persians
b)
Slavs
c)
Turks
d)
Bulgars
12.
When the Byzantine emperor outlawed icons, how did the Catholic Church in the west respond?
a)
It condemned the act.
b)
It also outlawed icons.
c)
It had no response; icons were not used in the western church at the time.
d)
It declared that the use of icons was idolatry.
13.
What renowned church was built by Emperor Justinian in the sixth century?
a)
Canterbury Cathedral
b)
St. Peter's Basilica
c)
Hagia Sophia
d)
Notre Dame
14.
Which of the following was not a Byzantine invention?
a)
hand-trebuchet
b)
grenade
c)
cannon
d)
flamethrower
15.
How were the Byzantines a major conduit of classical learning and science for the West?
a)
They had a vastly superior military and education system
b)
They lived in relative peace and harmony.
c)
Byzantine Leaders were at the forefront of global economic and political diplomacy
d)
The cities of the Byzantine Empire provided the West a model of a civilized society.
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