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The Byzantine and Islamic Empires Honors World History Study Guide

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which city was the meeting place of East and West and the vital link in both land and sea trade routes?

a)

Bosporus

b)

Constantinople

c)

Rome

d)

Venice

2.

Justinian's goal during his reign was to . . .

a)

conquer the Muslim kingdom.

b)

conquer the Russian tribes.

c)

restore the power of the patriarch.

d)

restore the greatness of the Roman Empire.

3.

One of the most enduring achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the preservation of which law code?

a)

Babylonian

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

d)

Russian

4.

What emperor led the Byzantine civilization into its first great period of history and culture?

a)

Theodore

b)

Justinian

c)

Basil II

d)

Methodius

5.

Hagia Sophia means . . .

a)

"holy church."

b)

"holy lady."

c)

"holy orthodoxy."

d)

"holy wisdom."

6.

What is the finest example of Byzantine architecture?

a)

Blue Mosque

b)

Cathedral of Novgorod

c)

Hagia Sophia

d)

St. Basil's Cathedral

7.

The eastern and western churches officially split in which year?

a)

AD 622

b)

AD 1054

c)

AD 1204

d)

AD 1453

8.

Into what strait does the peninsula on which Constantinople was founded protrude?

a)

Bosporus

b)

Hellespont

c)

Gibraltar

d)

Marmara

e)

Hormuz

9.

The Byzantine church became known as the . . .

a)

Eastern Orthodox Church

b)

Greek Orthodox Church

c)

Russian Orthodox Church

d)

Byzantine Orthodox Church

10.

The Byzantine secret weapon that would burn on water was called . . .

a)

acid weapon.

b)

Greek fire.

c)

sulfur water.

d)

Bulgar powder.

11.

The ruler known as the Bulgar Slayer was . . .

a)

Basil II.

b)

Constantine.

c)

Justinian.

d)

Theodora.

12.

The new seventh-century threat to the Byzantine Empire was the . . .

a)

Arab Muslims.

b)

Greeks.

c)

Huns.

d)

Slavs.

13.

Constantinople's biggest commercial rival was . . .

a)

Jerusalem.

b)

Mecca.

c)

Rome.

d)

Venice.

14.

Which army annihilated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert?

a)

Bulgar

b)

Ottoman Turk

c)

Roman

d)

Seljuk Turk

15.

Which of the following was not a threat to Constantinople?

a)

commercial rivals form the West

b)

Crusaders from the West

c)

Mongolians from the East

d)

Muslims from the East

16.

Who was a missionary to the Slavic peoples?

a)

Justinian

b)

Methodius

c)

Theodosius II

d)

Athanasius

17.

The largest group to settle in Russia was the . . .

a)

Huns.

b)

Muslims.

c)

Slavs.

d)

Turks.

18.

The Swedish Noresemen who plundered Slavic villages in Russia were . . .

a)

Ango-Saxons.

b)

Huns.

c)

Mongolians.

d)

Varangians.

19.

Slavs invited Varangian rule in which city?

a)

Kiev

b)

Moscow

c)

Novgorod

d)

Rurik

20.

In early Russia what important river was used as a major route for trade with the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Danube

b)

Dnieper

c)

Indus

d)

Rhine

21.

Who established the first ruling dynasty in Russia?

a)

Kiev

b)

Rurik

c)

Vladimir

d)

Yaroslav

22.

What city on the Dnieper River was the center of the early Russian state?

a)

Kiev

b)

Novgorod

c)

Moscow

d)

Constantinople

23.

What fierce Mongolian warriors invaded Russia in the thirteenth century?

a)

Slavs

b)

Tartars

c)

Varangians

d)

Bedouins

24.

The Slavic alphabet was adapted from the . . .

a)

Arabian alphabet.

b)

Greek alphabet.

c)

Roman alphabet.

d)

Turkish alphabet.

25.

Who established Orthodox Christianity as the state religion of Russia?

a)

Cyril

b)

Rurik

c)

Vladimir I

d)

Yaroslav

26.

The Russian ruler known as "the Wise" was . . .

a)

Novgorod.

b)

Rurik.

c)

Vladimir I.

d)

Yaroslav.

27.

What culture had a strong impact on Russia?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Egyptian

d)

Byzantine

28.

After the two centuries of Mongol rule in Russia, which city rose to power in the north?

a)

Kiev

b)

Moscow

c)

Novgorod

d)

St. Petersburg

29.

The Arabs trace their beginnings to . . .

a)

David.

b)

Isaac.

c)

Ishmael.

d)

Solomon.

30.

Muhammad supposedly received his ideas for Islam through . . .

a)

reading the Bible.

b)

a series of visions.

c)

an Arabian herdsman.

d)

a priest in Mecca.

31.

What aspect of the Judeo-Christian belief impressed and influenced Muhammad?

a)

belief in a coming messiah

b)

belief in one god

c)

belief in the Trinity

d)

belief in Christ as the Son of God

32.

What is the term for "submission" to Allah?

a)

Hegira

b)

Muslim

c)

Islam

d)

Kaaba

33.

What is the term for a "submitter" to Allah?

a)

imam

b)

Muslim

c)

caliph

d)

Bedouin

34.

Where is the birthplace of Muhammad?

a)

Hegira

b)

Kaaba

c)

Medina

d)

Mecca

35.

What is Muhammad's flight to Medina called?

a)

Hegira

b)

Kaaba

c)

hajj

d)

jihad

36.

initially, Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca because of fear that he would . . .

a)

become a leader.

b)

convert men to monotheism.

c)

interfere with the profitable business of the Black Stone.

d)

take over the trade in Mecca.

37.

The central doctrine taught by the Qur'an is the belief in . . .

a)

one god.

b)

many gods.

c)

making pilgrimages.

d)

praying toward Mecca.

38.

The primary authority on Muslim belief and practice is . . .

a)

the caliph.

b)

the muezzin.

c)

the Qur'an.

d)

the Rubaiyat.

39.

What city was Muhammad's destination during the Hegira?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Baghdad

40.

Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam?

a)

Pray five times daily toward Mecca.

b)

Give alms.

c)

Pilgrimage to Medina.

d)

Fast during Ramadan.

41.

What is the Muslim term for holy war?

a)

Hegira

b)

jihad

c)

sawm

d)

hajj

42.

Who was the first caliph?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mustafa Kemal

d)

Omar Khayyam

43.

The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped by the Battle of . . .

a)

Abbasid.

b)

Manzikert.

c)

Tours.

d)

Barcelona.

44.

The Umayyad caliphate and the Abbasid caliphate differed in that the . . .

a)

Umayyads allowed non-Arabs to hold government positions,

b)

Abbasids allowed non-Arabs to hold government positions.

c)

Abbasids allowed non-Arabs to convert to Islam.

d)

Umayyads allowed non-Arabs to convert to Islam.

45.

Al-Razi and Ibn Sina are best known for their knowledge in the field of . . .

a)

arithmetic.

b)

literature.

c)

medicine.

d)

science.

46.

The Muslims borrowed much of their basic mathematical knowledge from . . .

a)

China.

b)

Greece.

c)

India.

d)

Rome.

47.

Muslim art reached its highest achievement in . . .

a)

architecture.

b)

painting.

c)

sculpture.

d)

none of these

48.

Who was the Muslim poet famous for the Rubaiyat?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Muhammad

c)

Omar Khayyam

d)

Saladin

49.

By the eighth century the Muslims had taken on a culture that was mostly . . .

a)

Arabian.

b)

Syrian.

c)

Persian.

d)

Roman.

e)

Egyptian.

50.

What is the name of the individual who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer?

a)

minaret

b)

caliph

c)

kaaba

d)

muezzin

51.

Who was Justinian's wife?

a)

Theodora

b)

Sophia

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Julia

52.

Provide another name or title that Constantinople has been known as.

a)

New Rome

b)

Istanbul

c)

Queen of the Mediterranean

d)

Byzantium

e)

Constantine's City

53.

What Byzantine emperor benefited from following his wife's advice not to flee the country?

a)

Theodore

b)

Justinian

c)

Basil II

d)

Methodius

54.

Who codified the Roman laws?

a)

Theodore

b)

Justinian

c)

Basil II

d)

Methodius

55.

Who was credited with the building of the Hagia Sophia?

a)

Atilla

b)

Justinian

c)

Basil II

d)

Phillip II

56.

What was the head of the Orthodox Church called?

a)

minaret

b)

caliph

c)

kaaba

d)

muezzin

e)

patriarch

57.

Which religion threatened the Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish peoples?

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

e)

Judaism

58.

In what year did the Ottoman Turks sack Constantinople, bringing the Byzantine Empire to an end?

a)

AD 622

b)

AD 630

c)

AD 1453

d)

AD 1260

59.

Whose army brought about the end of the Byzantine Empire by sacking Constantinople?

a)

Ottoman Turks

b)

Seljuk Turks

c)

Byzantine Turks

d)

Arabian Turks

60.

Who adopted the Byzantine Orthodox Church as the State religion of Russia?

a)

Vasily I

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Basil II

d)

Rurik

e)

Vladimir I

61.

Give the dates of the birth and death of Muhammad.

a)

AD 572-634

b)

AD 583-643

c)

AD 570-632

d)

AD 568-630

62.

What is the name of the sacred shrine in Mecca that once housed hundreds of pagan idols?

a)

Hegira

b)

Kaaba

c)

hajj

d)

jihad

63.

Which of the following were desert herdsmen?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Allah

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Islam

64.

Which of the following is the Muslim god?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Allah

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Islam

65.

Which of the following means "submission" to Allah?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Muslim

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Islam

66.

Which of the following means "submitter" to Allah?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Muslim

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Islam

67.

Which of the following is the birthplace of Muhammad?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Islam

68.

Which of the following refers to Muhammad's flight to Medina?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Muslim

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Qur'an

69.

Which of the following refers to Muslim's holy book?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Allah

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Qur'an

70.

Which of the following refers to a Muslim "holy war"?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Allah

c)

Hegira

d)

Jihad

e)

Qur'an

71.

Which of the following was the first caliph?

a)

Justinian

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Basil II

d)

Omar Khayyam

e)

Methodius

72.

Which of the following was associated with a law code?

a)

Justinian

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Basil II

d)

Omar Khayyam

e)

Methodius

73.

Which of the following was the wife of Justinian?

a)

Theodora

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Omari Khayyam

e)

Methodius

74.

Which of the following was nicknamed the "Bulgar Slayer"?

a)

Justinian

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Basil II

d)

Omar Khayyam

e)

Methodius

75.

Which of the following was a Muslim poet?

a)

Justinian

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Basil II

d)

Omar Khayyam

e)

Methodius

76.

Which of the following was a missionary to th Slavic peoples?

a)

Justinian

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Basil II

d)

Omar Khayyam

e)

Methodius

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