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Ch 11 Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was the body of civil law created for the Byzantine Empire?

a)

the Roman law

b)

the Justinian Code

c)

the Orthodox law

d)

the Greek Code

2.

During the 8th-century dispute over icons, which of the following supported the use of icons?

a)

the Pope

b)

the patriarch

c)

the Byzantine emperor

d)

the bishops of the East

3.

Who invented the alphabet that is used by many Slavic languages?

a)

Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril

b)

Saint John Chrysostom and Emperor Justinian

c)

Emperor Leo III and the leading bishops

d)

the Slavs and the Vikings

4.

Which of the following men was a ruler of Kievan Russia?

a)

Yaroslav the Wise

b)

Alexander Nevsky

c)

Ivan I

d)

Ivan III

5.

What was the Mongol Empire in Russia called?

a)

Ilkhanate

b)

Khanate of the Golden Horde

c)

Chagatai Khanate

d)

Delhi Sultanate

6.

Under Mongol rule, which of the following happened in Moscow?

a)

Moscow was destroyed

b)

Moscow gradually deteriorated

c)

Moscow grew in wealth and power

d)

Moscow became the capital of the Mongol Empire

7.

Which of the following titles did Ivan III use?

a)

patriarch

b)

khan

c)

sultan

d)

czar

8.

Who were the mamelukes?

a)

Vikings who became a powerful force in the Abbasid Empire

b)

Slavs who were driven out of the Abbasid Empire

c)

Turkish slaves who became a powerful force in the Abbasid Empire

d)

Persian noblemen who were driven out of the Abbasid Empire

9.

The Seljuks converted to which of the following religions?

a)

Judaism

b)

Orthodox Christianity

c)

Roman Catholicism

d)

Islam

10.

Which of the following names was used for Seljuk rulers?

a)

shah

b)

emperor

c)

vizier

d)

czar

11.

The Justinian Code consists of four works: the Code, the Digest, the Statutes, and the Novellae.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Vladimir's conversion to Catholicism was an example of cultural blending.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Nika Rebellion was caused by Hippodrome fans who felt the mayor of Constantinople was too lenient in putting down a previous riot of fans.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Emperor Leo III thought the use of icons was a form of idol worship.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Malik Shah was the last effective leader of the Seljuks.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Yaroslav the Wise helped to bring about the decline of Moscow when he divided it among his three sons instead of keeping it intact.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Ivan I and his successors used numerous strategies to enlarge their territory, such as land purchases, wars, trickery, and shrewd marriages.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Disease was one of the causes for the decline of both Kievan Russia and the Byzantine Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

During the 11th century, the bond between the Turks and the Persians grew strong because of Turkish admiration for Persian military skills.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Both the Russians under Mongol rule and the mamelukes under Abbasid rule gained power by fighting for their rulers.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Justinian set up a panel of experts to

a)

plan the construction of the Hagia Sophia

b)

compile laws to regulate a complex society

c)

create a Byzantine University

d)

negotiate with the Bulgar raiders

22.

Political instability was caused by which of the following?

a)

the Turkish acceptance of Persian learning

b)

the rebuilding of Hagia Sophia

c)

Yaroslav's division of his realm among his sons

d)

the creation of the Justinian code

23.

To prop up their shaky empire, the Byzantines did which of the following?

a)

surrendered half their land

b)

used diplomacy

c)

converted to Roman Catholicism

d)

invaded Rome

24.

Russian culture was strongly influenced by

a)

the creation of the Cyrillic alphabet

b)

the architecture in the city of Isfahan

c)

the games at the Hippodrome

d)

the Sunni branch of Islam

25.

Justinian I and Yaroslav the Wise both created

a)

armies to fight the Mongols

b)

alliances with the pope

c)

effective legal codes

d)

conflicts with the Turks

26.

Marriage was used as a political tool by

a)

Yaroslav the Wise and Ivan III

b)

Yaroslav the Wise and Saint Methodius

c)

the mamelukes and Alexander Nevsky

d)

Batu Khan and Alexander Nevsky

27.

Russia achieved liberation from Mongol rule after

a)

the Russian and Mongol armies refused to fight,and both sides went home

b)

the Russian army defeated the Mongols after three days of fighting

c)

the Mongol Empire went bankrupt from maintaining its large army

d)

the Russian state paid a huge tribute to the Mongol Empire

28.

Orthodox Christianity became the state religion of which of the following?

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Western Roman Empire

c)

Seljuk Empire

d)

Mongol Empire

29.

The combination of church and state influenced which of the following?

a)

the Mongol invasions

b)

the Nika Rebellion

c)

Vladimir's rule

d)

the Viking journeys

30.

The Turks' political and cultural preference for the Persians caused

a)

the Arabic language to flourish in Persia and spread to Russia

b)

the almost complete disappearance of the Arabic language from Persia

c)

a civil war between the Turks and the Persians which the Turks won

d)

the Seljuk Empire to weaken and Persian culture to flourish

31.

The eastern Roman Empire became known as

a)

Constantinople

b)

Greece

c)

Byzantium

d)

Istanbul

32.

A high-ranking Byzantine nobleman who took the throne of the Eastern Empire in 527 was

a)

Constantine

b)

Belisarius

c)

Caesar

d)

Justinian

33.

The Justinian Code was

a)

a body of civil law that controlled Byzantine life

b)

a code for entering Constantinople

c)

a collection of religious laws

d)

a code of honor governing the Byzantine Empire

34.

The crowning religious glory of Justinian's building program was

a)

the statue of Herodotus

b)

the Hagia Sophia

c)

a series of law courts

d)

the "Middle Way"

35.

The site of wild chariot races in Constantinople was the

a)

"Middle Way"

b)

Colosseum

c)

Hippodrome

d)

Forum of Constantine

36.

From 398-404, Saint John Chrysostom served in Constantinople as bishop, or

a)

scholar

b)

emperor

c)

pope

d)

patriarch

37.

Religious images used by eastern Christians for their devotions were called

a)

icons

b)

idols

c)

relics

d)

artifacts

38.

When the pope casts and official out of the Church it is called

a)

heresy

b)

iconology

c)

excommunication

d)

succession

39.

The Cyrillic alphabet for the Slavic languages was created by

a)

Herodotus

b)

Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Cyril

c)

Saint Methodious and Saint Cyril

d)

Empress Theodora

40.

Armies from this country moved into Baghdad and end the power of the caliph in 945

a)

Persia

b)

Isfahan

c)

Turks

d)

Hulagu

41.

These people were noted for their military skills

a)

Seljuks

b)

Persians

c)

Turks

d)

Isfahan

42.

This Turkish group captured Baghdad from the Persians in 1055

a)

Malik Shah

b)

Turks

c)

Seljuks

d)

Hulagu

43.

The founder of the Seljuk Dynasty

a)

Saladin

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Hulagu

d)

Taghril Beg

44.

The capital of the Seljuk kingdom

a)

Baghdad

b)

Constantinople

c)

Isfahan

d)

Saladin

45.

Seljuk prime minister

a)

Vizier

b)

mameluke

c)

Saladin

d)

Hulagu

46.

The most famous Seljuk sultan

a)

Hulagu

b)

Isfahan

c)

Malik Shah

d)

Saladin

47.

A series of military campaigns against Turks and other Muslims for control of the Holy Land

a)

Vizier

b)

Crusades

c)

Taghril Beg

d)

Pope Urban II

48.

The person who launched the first crusade in 1095?

a)

Saladin

b)

Malik Shah

c)

Pope Urban II

d)

Taghril Beg

49.

Famous Kurdish captain who helped the Muslims recover Jerusalem in 1187

a)

Saladin

b)

Malik Shah

c)

Taghril Beg

d)

Hulagu

50.

Genghis Khan's grandson who captured Baghdad in 1258

a)

Seljuks

b)

Isfahan

c)

Saladin

d)

Hulagu

51.

Which prince of Moscow led the Russians to freedom from the Mongols?

a)

Ivan III

b)

Vladimir

c)

Alexander Nevsky

d)

Yaroslav the Wise

52.

Which people attacked and demolished Kiev?

a)

Slavs

b)

boyars

c)

Vikings

d)

Mongols

53.

Which people came from the forest region north of the Black Sea?

a)

Slavs

b)

boyars

c)

Vikings

d)

Mongols

54.

Who created a legal code for Kiev that emphasized and protected property and commerce?

a)

Vladimir

b)

Yaroslav the Wise

c)

Olga

d)

Alexander Nevsky

55.

Who was the first member of the Kievan nobility to convert to Christianity?

a)

Ivan III

b)

Vladimir

c)

Olga

d)

Alexander Nevsky

56.

Which Russian prince and military hero advised his fellow princes to cooperate with the Mongols?

a)

Olga

b)

Ivan III

c)

Alexander Nevsky

d)

Yaroslav the Wise

57.

Under which Kievan ruler did all of the citizens of Kiev convert to Byzantine Christianity?

a)

Vladimir

b)

Yaroslav the Wise

c)

Olga

d)

Ivan III

58.

Russia's first important city

a)

Kiev

b)

Isfahan

c)

Novrogod

d)

Moscow

59.

Ruler who built the first library in Kiev

a)

Olga

b)

Alexander Nevsky

c)

Ivan III

d)

Yaroslav the Wise

60.

Ruler who led the Russian state to become an empire

a)

Yaroslav the Wise

b)

Ivan III

c)

Alexander Nevsky

d)

Vladimir