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WorksheetsByzantine Empire Part I
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4mins
What do historians call the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Rome?
Eastern Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Babylonian Empire
Constantine Empire
a narrow body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water
strait
bay
river
channel
trench filled with water as part of a fortification
strait
moat
water wall
bay
the capital city of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantium
Istanbul
Constantinople
Rome
What language did the Byzantine's speak?
Latin
Greek
Hebrew
English
Where did Constantine build his "new Rome?"
along the Tiber River
on the Bosporus Strait
next to the Mediterranean Sea
by the Black Sea
Who is the most well-known emperor of the Byzantine's?
Claudius
Hammurabi
Justinian
Kievan Rus
Who was Justinian's famous wife/queen?
Cleopatra
Elizabeth
Hatshepsut
Theodora
Which of these does NOT describe Theodora?
from a lower-class family
father was a bear trainer
she was an actress
she was a weak queen
Which is true of Justinian?
rebuilt the empire and even recaptured Rome
created/collected a law code
rebuilt Hagia Sophia
all of these are correct
chemical mixture that burned furiously, even in water
Greek Fire
Byzantine Lightning
Roman Flames
Wrath of Constantine
Which did NOT help to defend Constantinople?
strong, high walls
Greek Fire
cannons
heavy chain across the harbor
In 1453, who conquered the Byzantine Empire?
Babylonian Empire
Gothic Barbarians
Ottoman Empire
The Huns
someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion
missionary
bishops
pope
priest
used mostly for Slavic languages such as Russian and Bulgarian
Greek Alphabet
Latin Alphabet
Phoenician Alphabet
Cyrillic Alphabet
The history of what country is closely linked to the Byzantine Empire?
America
Italy
Russia
Greece
The Russian empire considered itself a "third Rome," and their emperors took the title of the Russian version of caesar. What was it?
Caesar
Pharaoh
Tsar
King
