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Byzantium

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which letter represents the general location of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)
Italy 
3.
Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?
a)
Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Great architecture 
c)
Autocratic rulers 
d)
The pope lives there
4.
Justinian's lasting contribution was . . . 
a)
His permanent retaking of the western half of the Empire
b)
His uniting political and religious authority into a single leader
c)
His updating of existing Roman legal traditions
d)
His conquest of the Umayyad Dynasty
5.
Which groups had the most influence on the government, culture and beliefs of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Arians, Huns and Vandals 
b)
Muslims and Persians 
c)
Jews and Visigoths 
d)
Romans, Greeks and Christians 
6.
The Roman Catholic Church (Western Church) conducted church services in:
a)
Latin 
b)
Greek
c)
Spanish
d)
English
7.
The Orthodox Church (Eastern Church) conducted church services in:
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
Spanish
d)
English
8.
What is the title of the head of the Catholic Church
a)
Tsar
b)
Emperor
c)
Patriarch
d)
Pope
9.

Justinian left a legacy with....

a)

The Hagia Sophia

b)

Justinian's Bear Training Service

c)

Justinian's Law Code

d)

conquering the Turks

10.

Constantinople is now called

a)

Instagram

b)

Istanbul

c)

Turkish Delight

d)

Byzantium

11.

Cyril and Methodius created

a)

A Slavic bible

b)

The Orthodox religion

c)

Greek fire

d)

a Slavic alphabet

12.

The beauty of the Hagia Sophia inspired many people to convert to Christianity

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither- Iconoclasts destroyed it

13.

To change your religion

a)

Schism

b)

succession

c)

pagan

d)

convert

14.

In the 5th century, who was invading Rome?

a)

Attila

b)

Ghengis

c)

Kublai

d)

Mongols

15.

When was the Byzantine Empire?

a)

476-1453

b)

444-938

c)

476-1594

d)

423-1458

16.

Byzantium was what religion?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Protestant

d)

Muslim

17.

What did Justinian want to do?

a)

Reconquer the Western Empire

b)

Slay the Muslim leaders

c)

Take over the Catholic Church

d)

Build the Eiffel Tower

18.

Crusades happen after the rise of the Byzantine Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What was considered the center of the first Russian state?

a)

Kiev

b)

Russia

c)

Byzantium

d)

Poland

20.

He united the Mongol tribes and started a world conquest

a)

Genghis

b)

Batu

c)

Kublai

d)

Atilla

21.

His victory was the reason the Mongols ruled Russia for 240 years.

a)

Batu

b)

Genghis

c)

Atilla

d)

Kublai

22.

This leader was the first to rule from Moscow

a)

Ivan the Great

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Batu Kahn

d)

Genghis Kahn

23.

This leader introduced new laws that tied serfs to the land

a)

Ivan the terrible

b)

Ivan the Great

c)

Genghis

d)

Batu

24.

What kingdom had the rules, Queen Jadwiga and King Jagiello

a)

Poland

b)

Kiev

c)

Hungary

d)

Russia

25.

What kingdom ended in 1526 and was not resurrected until after WW1

a)

Hungary

b)

Poland

c)

Kiev

d)

Russia