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WorksheetsTHE BYZANTINE EMPIRE 23-24
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who divided the Roman Empire and When?
Justinian the Great in 231 AD
Theodosius in 395 AD
Clovis in 567 AD
Who was this emperor?
Alaric The Cruel
Belisarius The Big
Justinian The Great
What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Venecia
Byzantium
Bosphorus
Byzantium was also known as
Constantinia
Constantinople
Conti
What is the name of this Byzantine province?
Slavia
Spania
Sebastopol
Where was Byzantium located?
on the Messina Strait
on the Gibraltar Strait, between the Iberian Peninsula and Africa
on the Bosphorus Strait, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
What's the name of an important Byzantine general?
Bonifacius
Belisarius
Benitus
This plan is called
dome
pendentive
Greek cross
The emperor was also called
Basileus
Basiliaco
Basimero
The emperor was
the highest political and religious authority
the governor of a province
the highest political authority only
This is a picture of
Hagia Soria
Hagia Sonia
Hagia Sophia
The governors of the provinces were called
strategia
stratos
strategos
The provinces were called
themes
thenes
themas
The Codex Justinianus was
a legal code based on Roman law.
a legal code based on Germanic law.
a legal code based on Italian law.
Economy was based on
agriculture
livestock farming
agriculture and livestock farming
Trade was very important because the Byzantine Empire was
at the crossroads of trade routes between China and India
at the crossroads of trade routes between Europe and America
at the crossroads of trade routes between Europe and Asia and Europe and Africa.
The Byzantine Empire developed a spectacular culture because of
the combination of Greek, Roman and Chinese elements
the combination of Greek, Roman and Eastern elements
The combination of Greek and Russian elements
What was the relation between the emperors and the Christian
religion?
They were considered the protectors of eastern Christians
They were considered the protectors of western Christians
They were considered the protectors of Christians and Muslims
The Iconoclastic War was caused because
the Byzantine emperors prohibited agriculture
the Byzantine emperors prohibited trade
the Byzantine emperors prohibited the cult of religious images
How was the Cyrilic alphabet created?
it was the adaptation of the Latin alphabet to the Byzantine language
it was the adaptation of the Greek alphabet to the Slavic languages
It was the adaptation of the Greek alphabet to the Latin alphabet
Why did the Great Schism happen? When?
In 1054, differences in opinion between Pope Leo IX and the Patriarch Michael I, Bishop of Constantinople
In 1104, differences in opinion between Pope Leo X and the Patriarch Michael I, Bishop of Constantinople
In 1024, differences in opinion between Pope Leo IX and the Patriarch Michael II, Bishop of Constantinople
In 1074, differences in opinion between Pope Leo I and the Patriarch Michael IV, Bishop of Constantinople
After the Great Schism
the Christian Church became known as the Orthodox Church
the Western Christian Church became known as the Orthodox Church
the Eastern Christian Church became known as the Orthodox Church
The icons portrayed holy figures surrounded by a
nomus
nimbus
nembas
St sophia is covered by
pendetives
piers
a central dome
St Sophia was built in
532 AD
645 AD
765 AD
