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Byzantine Empire

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the code that unifed Byzantine and western Roman empire?
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Justinian's Code
c)
Theodora's Code
d)
Byzantine's Code
2.
What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Greek 
b)
Roman
c)
Latin
d)
Turkish
3.
Constantinople served as a center for what two cultures?
a)
Greece and Rome
b)
Persia and Rome
c)
Phoenicia and Rome
d)
Greece and Hebrew
4.
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
5.
Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
6.

What church was found in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Lutheran

d)

Methodist

7.
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 
8.
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.
9.
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 
10.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)
Italy 
11.

One economic advantage of naming Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was that it __________

a)

was surrounded by protective walls.

b)

was a center of religious power.

c)

had shrunk in size.

d)

was located near trade routes between Europe and Asia.

12.

Which group conquered Constantinople?

a)

Persians

b)

Huns

c)

Ottoman Turks

d)

Carthage

13.

Which of the following best describes the Byzantine territory at the height of the empire?

a)

The empire was almost entirely located in Eastern Europe.

b)

The empire was land-locked and could not facilitate travel by water.

c)

The empire consisted of territories on multiple continents and in multiple regions.

 

d)

  The empire controlled territories that were isolated with no access to travel or tra

14.

Justinian created the Justinian Code, which was?

 

a)

A system of codes that governed the building of certain structures.

b)

A series of laws regarding the dress code for women.

c)

A series of laws that regulated many areas of Byzantine life.

d)

A religious doctrine that told Christians how to live their life.

15.

The city of _____________ was the capital of the Eastern Byzantine Empire.

a)

Alexandria

b)

Rome

c)

Istanbul

d)

Constantinople

16.

Justinain was known for building the __________.

a)

Ankor Wat

b)

Hagia Sophia

c)

Colosseum

d)

Parthenon

17.

The world's first Christian Empire was?

a)

Persian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Roman

d)

Byzantine

18.
Who helped Justinian in managing the affairs of the empire?
a)
His trusted adviser Tribonian
b)
His beloved nephew Justinian
c)
His wife Theodora
d)
No one helped him?
19.
What ancient empire did the Ottomans end?
a)
China
b)
Arab
c)
Byzantine
d)
none are true
20.

How long did the Byzantine Empire last for? (approx.)

a)

500 years

b)

800 years

c)

1000 years

d)

1500 years

21.

The Eastern part of the Roman Empire was also known as

a)

Constantinople

b)

Byzantium

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

Byzantine Empire

22.

What two continents were connected by the Bosporus Strait?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

23.

What two seas were connected by the Bosporus Strait?

a)

Dead

b)

Black

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Red

24.

Check the animals raised/herded during the Byzantine Empire.

a)

sheep

b)

pit bulls

c)

goats

d)

llamas

e)

elephants

25.

Check the main crops of the Byzantine Empire.

a)

grapes

b)

olives

c)

wheat

d)

barley

e)

pears

26.

What happened to Christianity as a response to Roman persecution?

a)

They diminished.

b)

They grew.

27.

Monks and nuns worked to convert non-Christian peoples.

a)

True

b)

False

28.
Constantinople served as a center for what two cultures?
a)
Greece and Rome
b)
Persia and Rome
c)
Phoenicia and Rome
d)
Greece and Hebrew
29.
Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
30.
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 
31.

What is an icon?

a)

A famous painter

b)

A religious image

c)

An emperor who governs an army

d)

None of the above

32.

What are mosaics?

a)

abstract paintings of landscapes with small dots of color

b)

images created using small, colored pieces of hard material

c)

pictures created by cutting and flipping shapes from a black square of paper

33.
What is this a picture of? 
a)
The split of the Roman Empire
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
The split of the New Rome
d)
Roman Republic after the Punic Wars.
34.

The ORIGINAL name of Constantinpople.

a)

Byzantium

b)

Istanbul

c)

Moscow

d)

Rome

35.
What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Shintoism
d)
Buddhism