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WorksheetsEnd of Ancient Age & Byzantium
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who divided the Roman empire into two provinces?
Theodosius
Honorius
Arcadius
Romulus
Which were the capitals of the Western and Eastern Roman empires?
Constantinople and Toledo
Rome and Constantinople
Rome and Toledo
Turkey and Constantinople
When did the Byzantine empire disappear?
476
456
1456
1453
What is the name of the most famous monument in Istanbul?
Hagia Sophia
Saint Sophia
Saint Sabrina
Santa Sofía
During the decline of the Byzantine empire, who conquered Italy?
The Turks
The Visigoths
The Muslims
The Lombards
When did Justinian I die?
456
556
555
565
When was Constantinople founded?
In 539
In 495
In 453
In 324
Who became emperors of the two Roman provinces?
Honorius (Eastern) and Arcadius (Western)
Augustus (Eastern) and Justinian (Western)
Theodosius (Eastern) and Arcadius (Western)
Arcadius (Eastern) and Honorius (Western)
Which of these were Germanic tribes?
Franks, Ostrogoths, Angle-Saxons and Visigoths
Visigoths, Germans, Italians and Romans
Franks, Ostrogoths, Lombards and Visigoths
Visigoths, Greeks, Angle-Saxons and Turks
Where is Constantinople located nowadays?
Rome
Vatican city
Madrid
Istanbul
How did they represent in mosaics and paintings that Justinian held both political and religious powers?
Hat and nimbus
Crown and wings
Stick and wings
Crown and nimbus
Who asked the Visigoths for help to expell the Vandals and Alans from the Iberian peninsula?
Justinian I
Theodosius
Honorius
Romulus
Who were the lower groups in medieval society?
Farmers
Serfs
Nobles
Kings
What was the Byzantine empire's official language?
Latin
Greek
English
Turk
What happened to the Byzantine empire after Justinian death?
It expanded its territories
It lost territories
It was divided between his sons
It stayed the same
Where did people move after the decline of urban life in a process called 'ruralization'?
To the countryside
To the cities
To another country
They didn't move
What territories of present countries did the Visigoths occupy?
France
Spain
Great Britain
Greece
How is it called a government that holds both political and religious powers?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Aristocracy
Byzantine art, Byzantine Church and Orthodox Christianity are important aspects that refer to...
Political system
Greek culture
Religion
Economy
Which of these elements are not a Western influence on Byzantine art?
Semicircular arches
Columns
Bricks and stones
Vaults and domes
Who was the commissioner of Hagia Sophia?
Constantine
Isidore of Miletus
Justinian I
Charlemagne
What term(s) do we use to refer to the supreme authority in the Byzantine empire?
Emperor
Basileus
President
King
Who was the most important emperor of the Byzantine empire?
Constantine
Honorius
Charlemagne
Justinian
The city of Constantinople was finally conquered by...
The Soviet Union
The USA
The Mongol Empire
The Ottomans
Recceswinth unified all Visigothic laws into a code named...
The Hammurabi code
Fuero Juzgo
Fuero Cuzco
Corpus Iuris Civilis
Who were the architects of Hagia Sophia?
Anthemius and Paco
Isidore and Paco
Isidore and Anthemius
Justinian and Isidore
Which of these are characteristics of Byzantine art?
Use of gold
Cymatium
Vaults and domes
Semicircular arches
Byzantine civilization was influenced by...
French culture
Spanish culture
Oriental culture
Russian culture
What was the capital of the Visigothic kingdom?
Toledo
Ávila
Coruña
Sevilla
When did Theodosius divide the Roman empire into two provinces?
300 AD
395 bC
395 AD
343 AD
Which Germanic tribe was located in England?
Franks
Visigoths
Mongolians
Anglo-Saxons
When did the Christian schism take place?
395
Between 8th and 9th centuries
1054
1453
What emperor reformed the laws and created the 'Corpus Iuris Civilis'?
Leovigild
Recceswinth
Arcadius
Justinian
What is an icon?
An art piece representing communers
An art piece representing a religious figure
A post on Instagram
A document about the Byzantine empire
What were Visigothic churches made of?
Straw
Brick
Wood
Stone
Which were some causes of the end of the Roman empire?
Economic and military crisis
Germanic tribes invaded the empire
The emperor died
A volcano exploded
What purposes have Saint Sophia had throughout history?
A museum
A castle
A church
A palace
What is iconoclasm?
A process in which icons were prohibited and therefore destroyed or removed from churches
A process in which all churches were decorated with icons
A process in which religious images were worshipped in churches
A process in which the basileus was represented as a religious individual
What type of arch is used in Visigothic architecture?
Semicircular arch
Pointed arch
Horseshoe arch
Diminished arch
Which of these characteristics do not refer to Visigothic art?
Big windows
Reliefs
Gable roof
Semicircular arches
