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Byzantine Empire Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Eastern part of the Roman Empire was also known as

a)

Constantinople

b)

Byzantium

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

Byzantine Empire

2.

What was the capital of the Byzantine empire?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Baghdad

c)

Rome

d)

Byzantine

e)

Constantinople

3.

How long did the Byzantine Empire last for? (approx.)

a)

500 years

b)

800 years

c)

1000 years

d)

1500 years

4.

When did Justinian I become Emperor?

a)

270AD

b)

397AD

c)

527AD

d)

823AD

5.

By AD 565 much of the land along the ________ was part of the Byzantine Empire.

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Red sea

6.

What did Empress Theodora work as when she was young?

a)

Politician

b)

Took care of bears

c)

Worked at the Hippodrome

d)

She did not have to work because her family was rich

e)

Actress

7.

Who did Empress Theodora focus most of her efforts on when developing laws and policies?

a)

The disabled

b)

The poor

c)

Women

d)

Children

e)

Foreigners

8.

Why did Justinian I develop the Justinian Code?

a)

To provide a better quality of living for women and children

b)

To assert his dominance over the people of Constantinople

c)

To allow women to buy property

d)

To better organize the laws and policies of the Roman Empire

9.

Who was Justinian's most trusted advisor?

a)

Palladius

b)

Pope Adrian IV

c)

Empress Theodora

d)

Belisarius

10.

Why did people object to Empress Theodora gaining power? (select two)

a)

She was an actress

b)

She was from North Africa

c)

Her father owned bears

d)

She came from a poor background

11.

What did Empress Theodora support?

a)

To make education free for all

b)

To stop animal cruelty due to her father taking care of animals and bears

c)

To prevent massive inflation and taxes for poor people

d)

The advancement of women's rights

e)

To abolish the slave trade

12.

What was the leader of the Byzantine Army called during Justinian's reign?

a)

Palladius

b)

Odoacer

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Belisarius

e)

Empress Theodora

13.

Justinian ordered this general to strengthen and lead the Byzantine army in order to retake northern Africa and Western Europe.

a)

Belisarius

b)

Gorganius

c)

Spartacus

d)

Boomshakalaka

14.

What set of laws had great influence on the laws of almost every country in Europe after their creation during Justinian's rule?

a)

Justinian Code

b)

Justinian Laws of Influential Might

c)

Justinian's Rules

d)

Theodora's Will

15.
This individual was arguably the greatest of the Byzantine emperors; served A.D. 527–565
a)
Alaric 
b)
Justinian
c)
Constantine
d)
Pope Gregory I 
16.
When Justinian became emperor, he realized that the empire’s laws were
a)
Well written
b)
Not detailed enough
c)
Outdated
d)
Disorganized and confusing
17.
Which city referred to as "New Rome" by some, was the capital of the Byzantine empire?
a)
Paris
b)
Istanbul
c)
Athens
d)
Constantinople
18.
Title given to the Bishop of Constantinople, and the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christianity.
a)
Caliph
b)
Pope
c)
Patriarch
d)
Cardinal
19.

What is the name of this Byzantine Church that was built by Justinian.

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

National Cathedral

c)

Notre Dame

d)

Taj Mahal

20.

What event marked the fall of Rome?

a)

The eastern half of the empire won control over the western half.

b)

Workers in the cities demanded a voice in government.

c)

Wealthy families turned their estates into private kingdoms.

d)

Germanic tribes overthrew the last emperor in the west.