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OP 2 - The Byzantine Empire 8/23/22 - Coach Esch

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Poland

2.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Rome

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

Turkey

3.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portagul

4.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Turkey

b)

Ottoman

c)

Istanbul

d)

Constantinople

5.

What modern country was Constantinople located in?

a)

Turkey

b)

Istanbul

c)

Rome

d)

Italy

6.

Who was the founder of Constantinople in the 300s?

a)

Constantine

b)

Edict of Milan

c)

Diocletion

d)

Justinian

7.

What was the response by Diocletian, in the 200s, to help govern his Roman Empire?

a)

Divided it into half

b)

Divided it into Fourths

c)

Opened it up to allow more ethic groups to join

d)

Closed its borders to the North

8.

What was one of the main reasons why the Roman Empire fell in the West?

a)

Germanic Invasions

b)

Turkish Invasions

c)

Ottoman Invasions

d)

Polish Invasions

9.

What riot's were the reason why Justinian was almost pushed to flee Constantinople?

a)

Nika Riots

b)

NATO Riots

c)

Northern Riots

d)

Nike Riots

10.

What was the name of the church that is still standing today in Istanbul, thanks to Justinian?

a)

Hagia Sophia

b)

Constantinople

c)

The Cathedral

d)

St. Petersburg

11.

What was made during the years of Justinian, that still influence today's laws and governments?

a)

Justinian's Code

b)

Hammerabi's Code

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Magna Carter

12.

What is another name for Constantinople during the 300s?

a)

New Rome

b)

Rome

c)

Turkey

d)

Istanbul

13.

What was the split between the Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire called?

a)

The Great Schism

b)

The Christian Schism

c)

The Split

d)

100 Years War

14.

What was the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Gerrman

d)

French

15.

The Greeks considered themselves descended of Helen of Troy, considering this we call their way of life or culture what?

a)

Hellenistic

b)

Byzantine

c)

Roman

d)

Germanic

16.

How was the Holy Roman Empire (the West) governed, who was in charge?

a)

The Pope

b)

The Emperor

c)

The Clergy

d)

The Patriarch

17.

At the peak of Byzantine Empires history, under Justinian the Empire grew to its largest ever, controlling territories in how many different continents?

a)

3 - Africa, Asia, Europe

b)

3 - North America, South America, Antartica

c)

2 = Asia and Australia

d)

8 - featuring the new continent under water

18.

During what ear did we start referring to the Eastern Roman Empire, as the Byzantines?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Reformation

c)

The Age of Enlightenment

d)

The Nika Riots

19.

What was the name of the Islamic group, who was able to take down the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Ottoman Turks

b)

Muslim Conquers

c)

Germanic Druids

d)

Frankish Knights

20.

What was the name of the new invention that helped cause the downfall of Constantinople in the 1400s?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Ships

c)

Swords

d)

Air Balloons