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Byzantine Empire Part I

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do historians call the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Rome?

a)

Eastern Roman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Babylonian Empire

d)

Constantine Empire

2.

a narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water

a)

strait

b)

bay

c)

river

d)

channel

3.

trench filled with water as part of a fortification

a)

strait

b)

moat

c)

water wall

d)

bay

4.

the capital city of the Byzantine Empire

a)

Byzantium

b)

Istanbul

c)

Constantinople

d)

Rome

5.

What language did the Byzantine's speak?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

English

6.

Where did Constantine build his "new Rome?"

a)

along the Tiber River

b)

on the Bosporus Strait

c)

next to the Mediterranean Sea

d)

by the Black Sea

7.

Who is the most well-known emperor of the Byzantine's?

a)

Claudius

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Justinian

d)

Kievan Rus

8.

Who was Justinian's famous wife/queen?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Theodora

9.

Which of these does NOT describe Theodora?

a)

from a lower-class family

b)

father was a bear trainer

c)

she was an actress

d)

she was a weak queen

10.

Which is true of Justinian?

a)

rebuilt the empire and even recaptured Rome

b)

created/collected a law code

c)

rebuilt Hagia Sophia

d)

all of these are correct

11.

chemical mixture that burned furiously, even in water

a)

Greek Fire

b)

Byzantine Lightning

c)

Roman Flames

d)

Wrath of Constantine

12.

Which did NOT help to defend Constantinople?

a)

strong, high walls

b)

Greek Fire

c)

cannons

d)

heavy chain across the harbor

13.

In 1453, who conquered the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Babylonian Empire

b)

Gothic Barbarians

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

The Huns

14.

someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion

a)

missionary

b)

bishops

c)

pope

d)

priest

15.

used mostly for Slavic languages such as Russian and Bulgarian

a)

Greek Alphabet

b)

Latin Alphabet

c)

Phoenician Alphabet

d)

Cyrillic Alphabet

16.

The history of what country is closely linked to the Byzantine Empire?

a)

America

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

Greece

17.

The Russian empire considered itself a "third Rome," and their emperors took the title of the Russian version of caesar. What was it?

a)

Caesar

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Tsar

d)

King