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WorksheetsByzantine Empire Study Practice
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
What was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (before 330 AD)?
Florence
Byzantium
Rome
Athens
The Western Roman Empire ended in what year?
1453 AD
330 AD
476 AD
27 BC
Who was the 1st emperor of the Roman Empire?
Constantine
Octavian Augustus
Nero
Hadrian
Who was the LAST emperor of the WESTERN Roman Empire?
Theodosius
Octavian Augustus
Heraclius
Romulus Augustulus
The Western Roman Empire fell to ALL of the above EXCEPT:
Ottoman Turks
Odoacer
Germanic Tribes
Barbarians
Which of the following is FALSE regarding the location of Constantinople?
It's located on the ancient site of Byzantium
It's located off the Bosporus Strait
It has access to the Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, & Aegean Sea
It's located in modern-day Turkey
Which statement below is FALSE regarding the Byzantine Empire?
It became more Greek than Roman (because Byzantium was originally settled by Greek colonists).
It's capital was Constantinople, named after Emperor Constantine.
Prior to 476 AD, it was the Western Roman Empire.
It was conquered in 1453 AD.
In 330 AD, Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople for all the reasons below EXCEPT:
He hoped to weaken the Western Roman Empire & start fresh.
Constantinople was naturally protected because of its location on a peninsula, which gave it a military advantage.
He hoped to stabilize the Western Roman Empire.
Because of its proximity (closeness) to multiple seas, trade would flourish & help the Empire's economy.
Which 3 continents did Constantinople have easy trade access to?
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia
TRUE or FALSE: Constantinople was the capital of both the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
What natural protection helped keep Constantinople safe from invaders?
Cliffs
Moat
Walls
Greek fire
When the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople they renamed the capital ISTANBUL because Constantinople was too "Christian."
TRUE
FALSE
Who issued the Edict of Milan?
Theodosius
Constantine
Diocletian
Justinian
TRUE or FALSE: The Edict of Milan made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
Who issued the Edict of Thessalonica?
Constantine
Heraclius
Theodosius
Justinian
TRUE or FALSE: The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity (along with other religions) in the Roman Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
Which Roman emperor below was the most religiously tolerant?
Diocletian
Heraclius
Constantine
Theodosius
What year did Constantine call the Council of Nicaea?
313
325
395
476
TRUE or FALSE: The Council of Nicaea met to address the teaching of Arianism & declared it a heresy (a false teaching).
TRUE
FALSE
The Nicene Creed was a statement of belief that re-affirmed ________? (Click all that apply).
that Jesus is God.
that Jesus is NOT God.
that Arius was actually correct in his teaching (Arianism).
that God is a Trinity.
TRUE or FALSE: The major issue that caused the EAST-WEST SCHISM was a power struggle between the Pope and the Patriarch, the leaders of the Roman Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
TRUE
FALSE
What did the Pope and Patriarch disagree on?
Using icons in the church
What bread to use in communion
Priests being allowed to marry
Who was in charge
All of the above!
When did the EAST-WEST SCHISM begin?
325
476
1054
1071
What is FALSE regarding the Tetrarchy?
It was created by Diocletian
It made the empire easier to rule/manage
It organized the Roman Empire into 2 halves, ruled by 4 rulers (1 Emperor & 1 Caesar PER half)
It permanently divided the empire into 2 separate empires in 395
Who was the leader of the Roman Church (in the West)?
The Pope
The Patriarch
Who was the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
The Patriarch
The Pope
Who received new protections or rights because of Justinian's Code?
Women
Children
Slaves
All of the above.
TRUE or FALSE: Justinian's Code simplified Roman laws.
TRUE
FALSE
Hagia Sophia (meaning "Holy Wisdom") has functioned as a __________.
Museum
Mosque
Church
All of the Above.
TRUE or FALSE: Hagia Sophia was a beautiful architectural achievement built by order of the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian.
TRUE
FALSE
The Nika Revolt was a riot between political groups & which Byzantine Emperor?
Theodosius
Diocletian
Heraclius
Justinian
TRUE or FALSE: Who saved Emperor Justinian at the Nika Revolt? (click all that apply)
his wife
Theodora
a servant
Nobody - he died in the Revolt
What were the 2 most popular political groups in the Byzantine Empire?
Blues & Greens
Blues & Reds
Purples & Golds
Greens & Reds
Why were some people unhappy with Byzantine Emperor Justinian? (Click all that apply)
He taxed people too much.
Nobles felt he ignored their positions & the privileges they deserved.
He was a military success, regaining much of the old Western Roman Empire territories.
He made Greek the official language of the Byzantine Empire.
TRUE or FALSE: The Nika Revolt resulted in a lot of destruction to the city of Constantinople as well as around 30,000 people dead.
TRUE
FALSE
Which Roman Emperor was the first to systematically persecute Christians?
Nero
Marcus Aurelius
Diocletian
Domitian
TRUE or FALSE: God sometimes uses persecution to grow His Church (or spread Christianity).
TRUE
FALSE
What happened in 70 AD? (Click all that apply)
Titus marched on Jerusalem, in response to the Jewish rebellion, and destroyed the city.
The Jews' temple was destroyed.
Jews fled the country due to persecution, marking a Jewish Diaspora.
All of the above.
TRUE or FALSE: Diocletian initiated the final and most widespread persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
In 330 AD, who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople?
Theodosius
Diocletian
Constantine
Justinian
When this Roman Emperor died in 395, the Roman Empire officially SPLIT into 2 SEPARATE empires (Western Roman Empire VS. Eastern Roman Empire) never to come together again.
Constantine
Diocletian
Heraclius
Theodosius
Which Byzantine Emperor re-conquered every territory he went after in the old Western Roman Empire? (Hint: He brought the Byzantine Empire to its height!)
Constantine
Theodosius
Justinian
Heraclius
Which emperor left the Byzantine Empire at its lowest?
Constantine
Justinian
Heraclius
Belisarius
Who became a Byzantine Emperor in 527?
Justinian
Heraclius
Theodosius
Belisarius
Who is responsible for tasking a team of scholars to condense and simplify over 1000 Roman law BOOKS into only about 4000 laws, a huge accomplishment!
Constantine
Heraclius
Theodosius
Justinian
TRUE or FALSE: Roman Emperor Theodosius banned (outlawed) all pagan religions, making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Prior to Emperor Theodosius' Edict of Thessalonica, the state religion of the Roman Empire was a religion called PAGANISM.
TRUE
FALSE
Which Byzantine Emperor made Greek the official language of the Byzantine Empire?
Heraclius
Justinian
Constantine
Theodosius
Which Byzantine Emperor made trade routes safe to travel on again?
Constantine
Theodosius
Justinian
Heraclius
Who established "guilds", which helped regulate business and trade in the Byzantine Empire.
Constantine
Heraclius
Theodosius
Diocletian
When was the Edict of Milan issued?
476
70
1071
313
In 1071, WHO broke into the Byzantine Empire causing the Byzantine Emperor to ask the Pope for help.
The Seljuk Turks
Germanic Tribes
The Huns
The Ottoman Turks
WHEN did the Byzantine Empire fall -- and to WHO did it fall?
476 AD - The Seljuk Turks
476 AD - The Barbarians
1453 AD - The Ottoman Turks
1453 AD - The Seljuk Turks
TRUE or FALSE: The leader of Ottoman Turks that was credited with conquering Constantinople in 1453 was Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
TRUE
FALSE
Who became the Byzantine Emperor in 610?
Justinian
Theodosius
Romulus Augustulus
Heraclius
TRUE or FALSE: In 1204, Constantinople was sacked (destroyed & looted) by Crusaders, a devastating blow that the Byzantine Empire would never truly recover from.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Muslims were responsible for the destruction of Constantinople in 1204, causing many citizens to flee the Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: When Constantinople was surrounded by the Ottoman Turks (and the rest of the Byzantine Empire had already been captured), the Pope sent help to save the city.
TRUE
FALSE
Which was a problem that contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire? (Check all that apply.)
Political Turmoil
High Taxes (a bad economy)
Weak borders & invaders
Approximately how many years did the Byzantine Empire last?
1000
2000
500
TRUE or FALSE: The Byzantine Empire preserved much of what we know about the ancient world (including Greek literature & philosophy).
TRUE
FALSE
Byzantium was a small village in AFRICA settled by the Greeks.
True
False
[A person who] CHANGES THEIR RELIGION
convert
persecute
Worship of ONLY 1 GOD
polytheism (ex. Paganism, Hinduism)
monotheism (ex. Christianity, Islam, Judaism)
Icons were frequently featured in art (such as (a) ) of the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire preserved Greek literature, which would include early Biblical manuscript copies.
True
False
Which church council met in AD 325 and declared Arianism to be a heresy?
The Council of Nicaea
The Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Milan
images or patterns using small, colored pieces of glass, stone, or other materials
icons
mosaics
paintings
Icons were images in art that often showed religious figures wearing a halos, regarding them with reverence or using them in worship & devotion.
True
False
If you lived in the Byzantine Empire and wanted to watch a chariot race, where would you go?
(a)
This is a "splitting" or "separating" from one group into 2 or more groups
riot
schism
What 2 main advantages did Constantinople's geography provide? (click all that apply)
trade
limited water supply
protection
easy access from all directions
What Egyptian priest taught that Jesus was somehow LESSER than God the Father, challenging the doctrines of the Trinity & the deity of Christ?
Odoacer
Octavian Augustus
Romulus Augustulus
Arius
Which of the following STOPPED the spread of Christianity in the Roman & Byzantine Empires?
Discontentment with Roman Paganism
Missionary efforts by early Christians like the Apostle Paul
Persecuting Emperors and the deaths of Christian martyrs
None of the Above.
Which of the following HELPED the spread of Christianity? (click all that apply)
Christianity offered a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with a loving God
Roman Roads
Pro-Christian rulers like Constantine or Theodosius
Persecuting emperors like Nero and Diocletian
What bodies of water should you associate with the Byzantine Empire? (check all that apply)
Black Sea
Bosporus Strait
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What group of people faced discrimination or persecution under Justinian's rule?
Christians
Jews
Who blamed the Christians for the fire in Rome, which led to their persecution?
Nero
Diocletian
Theodosius
The ____________ were launched to fight against the rising threat of Muslim Turks, who were a threat to the Byzantine Empire, Christianity, and areas in the Middle East like Jerusalem.
crusades
riots
edicts
