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Byzantine Empire

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)
Italy 
2.

Who moved the capital city from Rome to the ancient city of Byzantium?

a)

Justinian

b)

Procopius

c)

Justin

d)

Constantine

3.
Where was Constantinople located?
a)
on a strait linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean
b)
on a river delta at the northern edge of Africa
c)
on a peninsula at the southeastern end of Europe
d)
on an island in the southern part of the Mediterranean Sea
4.

The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of what ancient empire?

a)

The Ottoman Empire

b)

The Roman Empire

c)

The Holy Roman Empire

d)

The Mongolian Empire

5.

The religion of the Byzantine Empire was--

a)

Roman polytheism

b)

Christianity

c)

Zoroastrian

d)

Islamic

6.

Who conquered the Byzantines in 1453?

a)

The Franks

b)

The Ottoman Turks

c)

The Holy Roman Empire

d)

The Mongols

7.

What emperor gained the most territory for the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Justinian

b)

Constantine

c)

Theodosius

d)

Augustus Caesar

8.

True or False: The Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are referring to the same empire.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A Byzantine emperor established iconoclasm, which means...

a)

He wanted to have more paintings of Jesus in churches.

b)

He believed people needed pictures to help them pray.

c)

He thought people should pray to God and not paintings.

d)

He did not like the style of the religious paintings.

10.

Which best explains why the Byzantine Empire lasted so long?

a)

It was surrounded by desert.

b)

It was on a mountaintop.

c)

It was surrounded by water.

d)

It sat on a hill.