WorksheetsL8 Byzantine Empire
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
The Byzantine Empire was originally the
western Roman empire
eastern Turkish empire
western Greek empire
eastern Roman Empire
When Constantine came into power in 306 CE, he made the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and named it ____________________.
Rome
Athens
Constantinople
Istanbul
It was a port city trade hub for Europe, Asia, and Africa trade
It had great architecture and massive agricultural fields
It was inland along the Silk Road
The Pope lived there
Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire
expanded to its greatest extent (size)
was reduced in size
replaced Roman law with Muslim law
What is the Justinian Code?
books of laws
writings of Emperor Justin
religious document
books of hieroglyphs
Identify this Byzantine Church which was commissioned by Emperor Justinian I.
(And later transformed into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire)
The Hagia Sophia served as the model for many Orthodox Churches. The square base represents the earthly world and the dome on top represents
the patriarch
"the clouds and sky"
"dome of heaven"
the oceans
A form of art made from small pieces of stone, glass and/or title, first used by the Romans,
which decorates the domes and walls of Orthodox churches in the Byzantine empire:
Mosaic
Mural
Portrait
Fresco
The split of the Christian Church in 1054 into a Western and Eastern sections after several disagreements:
Pope Leo III declared Carlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE when the Byzantines thought it should be Empress Irene.
Pope Leo IX excommunicated Patriarch Cerularius who excommunicated right back in 1054.
Great Schism
The Crusades
Spanish Inquisition
Enlightenment
The form of Christianity that developed in the Byzantine Empire became known as ___________.
The Eastern Orthodox Church
The Holy Roman Catholic Church
The Eastern Church
Judaism
The Pope was the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who did the Eastern Orthodox Church say was head of their church?
pope
people
emperor
clergy
In Byzantine times, the emperor had supreme authority in the Church.
Who did he select to lead the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Priests
Bishops
Pope
Patriarch
One of differences between the Holy Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church is that the Patriarch is considered _______________ in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Pope is the supreme authority of the Holy Roman Catholic Church
"father of all"
"power of the people"
"first among equals"
"first of all"
Which empire conquered Constantinople ending the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
Persians
Huns
Ottoman
Roman
