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End of Ancient Age & Byzantium

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who divided the Roman empire into two provinces?

a)

Theodosius

b)

Honorius

c)

Arcadius

d)

Romulus

2.

Which were the capitals of the Western and Eastern Roman empires?

a)

Constantinople and Toledo

b)

Rome and Constantinople

c)

Rome and Toledo

d)

Turkey and Constantinople

3.

When did the Byzantine empire disappear?

a)

476

b)

456

c)

1456

d)

1453

4.

What is the name of the most famous monument in Istanbul?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Saint Sophia

c)

Saint Sabrina

d)

Santa Sofía

5.

During the decline of the Byzantine empire, who conquered Italy?

a)

The Turks

b)

The Visigoths

c)

The Muslims

d)

The Lombards

6.

When did Justinian I die?

a)

456

b)

556

c)

555

d)

565

7.

When was Constantinople founded?

a)

In 539

b)

In 495

c)

In 453

d)

In 324

8.

Who became emperors of the two Roman provinces?

a)

Honorius (Eastern) and Arcadius (Western)

b)

Augustus (Eastern) and Justinian (Western)

c)

Theodosius (Eastern) and Arcadius (Western)

d)

Arcadius (Eastern) and Honorius (Western)

9.

Which of these were Germanic tribes?

a)

Franks, Ostrogoths, Angle-Saxons and Visigoths

b)

Visigoths, Germans, Italians and Romans

c)

Franks, Ostrogoths, Lombards and Visigoths

d)

Visigoths, Greeks, Angle-Saxons and Turks

10.

Where is Constantinople located nowadays?

a)

Rome

b)

Vatican city

c)

Madrid

d)

Istanbul

11.

How did they represent in mosaics and paintings that Justinian held both political and religious powers?

a)

Hat and nimbus

b)

Crown and wings

c)

Stick and wings

d)

Crown and nimbus

12.

Who asked the Visigoths for help to expell the Vandals and Alans from the Iberian peninsula?

a)

Justinian I

b)

Theodosius

c)

Honorius

d)

Romulus

13.

Who were the lower groups in medieval society?

a)

Farmers

b)

Serfs

c)

Nobles

d)

Kings

14.

What was the Byzantine empire's official language?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

English

d)

Turk

15.

What happened to the Byzantine empire after Justinian death?

a)

It expanded its territories

b)

It lost territories

c)

It was divided between his sons

d)

It stayed the same

16.

Where did people move after the decline of urban life in a process called 'ruralization'?

a)

To the countryside

b)

To the cities

c)

To another country

d)

They didn't move

17.

What territories of present countries did the Visigoths occupy?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

Greece

18.

How is it called a government that holds both political and religious powers?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Theocracy

d)

Aristocracy

19.

Byzantine art, Byzantine Church and Orthodox Christianity are important aspects that refer to...

a)

Political system

b)

Greek culture

c)

Religion

d)

Economy

20.

Which of these elements are not a Western influence on Byzantine art?

a)

Semicircular arches

b)

Columns

c)

Bricks and stones

d)

Vaults and domes

21.

Who was the commissioner of Hagia Sophia?

a)

Constantine

b)

Isidore of Miletus

c)

Justinian I

d)

Charlemagne

22.

What term(s) do we use to refer to the supreme authority in the Byzantine empire?

a)

Emperor

b)

Basileus

c)

President

d)

King

23.

Who was the most important emperor of the Byzantine empire?

a)

Constantine

b)

Honorius

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Justinian

24.

The city of Constantinople was finally conquered by...

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

The USA

c)

The Mongol Empire

d)

The Ottomans

25.

Recceswinth unified all Visigothic laws into a code named...

a)

The Hammurabi code

b)

Fuero Juzgo

c)

Fuero Cuzco

d)

Corpus Iuris Civilis

26.

Who were the architects of Hagia Sophia?

a)

Anthemius and Paco

b)

Isidore and Paco

c)

Isidore and Anthemius

d)

Justinian and Isidore

27.

Which of these are characteristics of Byzantine art?

a)

Use of gold

b)

Cymatium

c)

Vaults and domes

d)

Semicircular arches

28.

Byzantine civilization was influenced by...

a)

French culture

b)

Spanish culture

c)

Oriental culture

d)

Russian culture

29.

What was the capital of the Visigothic kingdom?

a)

Toledo

b)

Ávila

c)

Coruña

d)

Sevilla

30.

When did Theodosius divide the Roman empire into two provinces?

a)

300 AD

b)

395 bC

c)

395 AD

d)

343 AD

31.

Which Germanic tribe was located in England?

a)

Franks

b)

Visigoths

c)

Mongolians

d)

Anglo-Saxons

32.

When did the Christian schism take place?

a)

395

b)

Between 8th and 9th centuries

c)

1054

d)

1453

33.

What emperor reformed the laws and created the 'Corpus Iuris Civilis'?

a)

Leovigild

b)

Recceswinth

c)

Arcadius

d)

Justinian

34.

What is an icon?

a)

An art piece representing communers

b)

An art piece representing a religious figure

c)

A post on Instagram

d)

A document about the Byzantine empire

35.

What were Visigothic churches made of?

a)

Straw

b)

Brick

c)

Wood

d)

Stone

36.

Which were some causes of the end of the Roman empire?

a)

Economic and military crisis

b)

Germanic tribes invaded the empire

c)

The emperor died

d)

A volcano exploded

37.

What purposes have Saint Sophia had throughout history?

a)

A museum

b)

A castle

c)

A church

d)

A palace

38.

What is iconoclasm?

a)

A process in which icons were prohibited and therefore destroyed or removed from churches

b)

A process in which all churches were decorated with icons

c)

A process in which religious images were worshipped in churches

d)

A process in which the basileus was represented as a religious individual

39.

What type of arch is used in Visigothic architecture?

a)

Semicircular arch

b)

Pointed arch

c)

Horseshoe arch

d)

Diminished arch

40.

Which of these characteristics do not refer to Visigothic art?

a)

Big windows

b)

Reliefs

c)

Gable roof

d)

Semicircular arches