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WorksheetsThe Byzantine Empire
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After Rome split in half, the eastern half of the empire became the:
a)
Byzantine Empire
b)
Persian Empire
c)
Gupta Empire
d)
Mauryan Empire
2.
______ , an emperor of the Byzantine emperor, attempted to reunite the fallen parts of the Roman empire.
a)
Chandragupta
b)
Jesus
c)
Justinian
d)
Hammurabi
3.
Justinian was also known for allowing his wife, ______, to have input and influence on his decisions.
a)
Cleopatra
b)
Sarah III
c)
Beyonce'
d)
Theodora
4.
The ______ was originally a Christian church built in the Byzantine empire.
a)
Basilica
b)
Hagia Sophia
c)
Hippodrome
d)
Colosseum
5.
The _____ were riots aimed against Justinian in an attempt to over throw him as emperor. They began at the hippodrome & resulted in the city being burned & many people being executed.
a)
Nika Revolts
b)
French Revolutions
c)
American Riots
d)
World Cup Rebellions
6.
The city of ____ was the capital of the Byzantine empire.
a)
Rome
b)
Athens
c)
Sparta
d)
Constantinople
7.
The _____ was a structure in the Byzantine Empire where thousands of people would gather to watch chariot races.
a)
hippodrome
b)
Colosseum
c)
pyramid of Giza
d)
Hagia Sophia
8.
___ & ___ were two cities in the Russian empire, which was east of the Byzantine Empire. These cities were influenced by the Byzantine empire.
a)
Kiev & Moscow
b)
Athens & Sparta
c)
Cairo & Jerusalem
d)
Rome & Florence
9.
____ became the dominant religion of the Byzantine empire.
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Confucianism
10.
The Great Schism took occurred when the:
a)
Christian church split into Eastern Orthodox & Western Roman Catholic.
b)
Roman Empire was finally reunited.
c)
Ottoman Turks took over Constantinople.
d)
Rome and Athens united to defeat Justinian.
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