WorksheetsBYZaNtINE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
As Roman influence faded in the Eastern Empire, which language became dominant?
Latin
Phoenician
Greek
Coptic
Who moved the capital city from Rome to the ancient city of Byzantium?
Justinian
Procopius
Justin
Constantine
What religion did Constantine promote in the Empire?
Christianity
Islam
Zoroastrianism
Polytheism
In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church formally split. This is called:
Justinian's Code
Patriarch
Western Icons
East-West Schism
Who conquered the Byzantines in 1453?
The Franks
The Ottoman Turks
The Holy Roman Empire
The Mongols
Which Byzantine emperor rebuilt the Hagia Sophia, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture?
Justinian
Constantine
Zeno
Irene
The Justinian Code has been in effect since around the year _________________.
100 BCE
500 AD
1000 AD
1500 AD
The city was known as a crossroads of
Rome
Moscow
Trade
He did lots for the empire one of his great accomplishments was the building of a beautiful church called the _________ or “Holy Wisdom”
Mosque
Hagia Sophia
Dome of the Rock
The monk Cyrill changed the __________ to teach the Slavs about Christianity.
numbers
alphabet
language
1. The _______ was the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pope
The Bishop
The Choir Director
On what type of land formation was Constantinople located on?
Plateau
Mountain
Valley
Peninsula
Why were Byzantine libraries important?
Held important texts
Allowed people to practice their religion
Provided education for males
Preserved Greco-Roman culture
Why is Constantinople a good place for a capital?
Mountains for stone building materials
Peninsula for easily constructed defenses
River valley to provide with farmland
Desert oasis to provide fresh water
WHAT HOUSE IS BEST
SPRING
WINTER
SUMMER
FALL
