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Byzantine Empire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A form of art made from small pieces of stone, glass and/or tile is better known as

a)

Mosaic

b)

Mural

c)

Portrait

d)

Sculpture

2.

What was Justinian's original main goal?

a)

He wanted to restore the Old Roman Empire

b)

He wanted to restore Alexander the Great's Empire

c)

He wanted to spear Islam

d)

He wanted to clear Bosporus

3.

What area did Byzantine missionaries spread Orthodox Christianity to?

a)

Russia

b)

Turkey

c)

Gaul

d)

The Alps

4.

The city of Constantinople was in key location on the strait that links the Mediterranean Seas with the _______.

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sea of Azov

d)

Aegean Sea

5.

The Hippodrome was facility for?

a)

Chariot races

b)

Religious services

c)

The Olympic Games

d)

None of the above

6.

What is the Hagia Sophia?

a)

A church

b)

A castle

c)

A towering statue

d)

Shrine to Sophia I

7.

The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire became known as ___________.

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Western Church

d)

Judaism

8.

In 1054, a schism, or complete break, separated

a)

the Eastern and Western Churches

b)

The South Slaves

c)

Greeks and Byzantines

d)

Browns with Cleveland

9.

Which statement is true about the city of Constantinople?

a)

It sat at the location of many trade system crossroads

b)

It was able to prosper despite having no harbors

c)

It cut all cultural ties with Rome

d)

It was a lawless state with few rules and lots of crime

10.

Emperor Justinian revised the Roman laws which then became known as?

a)

Justinian's Code

b)

Hammurani's Code

c)

The Da Vinci Code

d)

Chaussard's Code

11.

Which of the following issues divided the Western and Eastern Churches?

a)

practices of animal sacrifices

b)

practices such as scalping

c)

authority of the pope

d)

belief in Jesus

12.
Who was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?
a)
Irene
b)
Theodora
c)
Joan of Arc 
d)
Eleanor of Aquitaine 
13.

Leader of the Western Church was called:

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

c)

Pastor

d)

Father

14.

Leader of the Eastern Church was called:

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

c)

Pastor

d)

Father

15.
Why is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?
a)
It established all rules regarding. taxation.
b)
It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.
c)
It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.
d)
It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.
16.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)

Istanbul

17.

Which group conquered Constantinople?

a)

Persians

b)

Huns

c)

Ottoman Turks

d)

Carthage

18.

Which of the following statements completes the diagram? 

a)

A. Prosperity of the Byzantine Empire 

b)

B. Collapse of the Roman Empire 

c)

C. Prosperity of the Roman Empire 

d)

D. Collapse of the Byzantine Empire 

19.

What is an icon?

a)

A famous painter

b)

A religious image

c)

An emperor who governs an army

d)

A relic

20.

the punishment of an individual by depriving him of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellowship of the Church.

a)

Matrimony

b)

Excommunication

c)

Execution

d)

Interdict