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Byzantine Empire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Greek 
b)
Roman
c)
Latin
d)
Turkish
2.
Why was Constantinople such a prosperous city?
a)
Trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa
b)
Great architecture 
c)
Autocratic rulers 
d)
The pope lives there
3.
Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
4.

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

5.

What church was found in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Lutheran

d)

Methodist

6.
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.
7.
Who split (divided) the Roman Empire in 2?
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian 
c)
Justinian
d)
Augustus
8.

Which of the following best describes a patriarch?

a)

Bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church

b)

Pope of the Roman Catholic Church

c)

Emperor of the Roman empire who builds public works

d)

None of the above

9.

What is an icon?

a)

A famous painter

b)

A religious image

c)

An emperor who governs an army

d)

None of the above

10.

What does excommunication mean?

a)

declaring that a person is no longer free

b)

declaring that a person is no longer a slave

c)

declaring that a person is no longer a member of a church or nation

d)

None of the above

11.

What improvements did Justinian make to Constantinople? (choose THREE)

a)

He moved the city

b)

He built new roads, bridges and buildings

c)

Improved their water systems

d)

Rebuilt the Hagia Sophia

12.

What is the language used in the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

English

d)

Spanish

13.

What is the name given to the division of the churches?

a)

The Great Divide

b)

Excommunication

c)

The Great Schism

d)

The Great Split

14.

Which emperor had his own law codes and built the Hagia Sophia?

a)

Justinian

b)

Theodora

c)

Constantine

d)

Diocletian

15.

Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

a)

expanded to its greatest extent (size)

b)

was reduced in size

c)

replaced Roman law with Muslim law

16.

What caused Christianity to develop differently in the East & West?

a)

Different emperors

b)

Distance

c)

People in the West were not Christian

d)

They did not develop differently

17.

______________ is a person who wanted to ban icons

a)

Anti-Iconist

b)

Ionian

c)

Iconoclast

d)

Serf

18.
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.
19.
Which groups had the most influence on the government, culture and beliefs of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Arians, Huns and Vandals 
b)
Muslims and Persians 
c)
Jews and Visigoths 
d)
Romans, Greeks and Christians 
20.
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was located in which city?
a)
Rome
b)
Constantinople
c)
Kiev
d)
Carthage