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Byzantine, Mongol and Russia

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when you ban someone from the church?
a)
Excommunication
b)
Kick Out
c)
Suspend
d)
Expel
2.

Who was the Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 527-565 C.E. and ruled the empire at its height.

a)

Cyril

b)

Augustus

c)

Justinian

d)

Constantine

3.

What was the name of the great Byzantine domed church in Constantinople?

a)

Hippodrome

b)

Hagia Sophia

c)

Parthenon

d)

Pantheon

4.

What language did the Eastern Orthodox Church use in services?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Hebrew

d)

Chinese

5.

Where was the Eastern Orthodox Church centered?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Rome

c)

Constantinople

d)

Damascus

6.

Which of the following issues divided the Western and Eastern Churches?

a)

authority of the pharaoh

b)

the use of icons

c)

practices of animal sacrifices

d)

belief in Jesus

7.

When did the Great Schism of Christianity take place?

a)

476 C.E.

b)

800 C.E.

c)

1054 C.E.

d)

1453 C.E.

8.

Which religion was adopted by the Russians thanks to Byzantine missionaries?

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

9.

Emperor Leo III thought that people were worshiping icons instead of God. What did he do about this?

a)

He banned the use of icons

b)

He made everyone stop going to church

c)

He built the Hagia Sophia

d)

He simply ignored the issue

10.

The split of Roman Catholic west and Roman Orthodox east is known as what?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Great Schism of 1054

11.

In the West, who had absolute authority?

a)

The emperor

b)

The King

c)

The pope

d)

There was no leader

12.

Monotheism means...

a)

a belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

b)

a belief in one Supreme Being.

c)

a belief in many Gods.

d)

a belief in the Holy Trinity.

13.

Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Confucius

d)

Marco Polo

14.
What was Genghis Khan's real name?
a)
Temujin
b)
Zheng-He
c)
Xiao-Na
d)
Choujin
15.

Eventually the Mongols would divided their empire into four regions or _______________

a)

Sects

b)

Divisions

c)

Khanates

d)

Territories

16.

Which person was the grandson of Genghis Khan and ruled the Yuan Dynasty of China?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Shaka Zulu

17.

Which person was an Italian trader who went to China and visited the court of Kublai Khan

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Shaka Zulu

18.

One way in which Pax Romana and Pax Mongolia are similar is that both were characterized by

a)

political stability and security that allowed for an increase in trade

b)

unifying religious institutions

c)

representative forms of government

d)

social equality for men and women

19.

What style of life best describes the Mongols of northern China?

a)

Hunter and Gatherers

b)

Pastoral Nomads

c)

Urban City Dwellers

d)

Sedentary Farmers

20.

Which number represents the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

21.

Which number represents the city of Rome?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

22.

Which number represents the city of Constantinople?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

1

d)

2

23.

Which map represents the Byzantine Empire DURING the rule of Justinian?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

What geographic advantage did Constantinople have?

a)

It was impossible to attack from the water becasue it was not located on water.

b)

It had an abundant supply of farmland and food in its immediate vicinity.

c)

It was located at a crossroads of Europe and Asia and was strategically located for extensive trade.

d)

Its high altitude prevented most diseases from affecting population.

25.

Who was the powerful and influential wife of Emperor Justinian?

a)

Theodora

b)

Procopius

c)

Vladimir

d)

Ivan III

26.
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.
27.

Which Mongol leader did Marco Polo work for?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Shi Huangdi

d)

Wu Zhao

28.

What was Marco Polo's occupation before arriving in China?

a)

Banker

b)

Trader/Merchant

c)

Captain

d)

Farmer

29.
Wide, rolling grassy plains
a)
tribes
b)
desert
c)
valleys
d)
steppes
30.

Who was the leader of the church in the Byzantine empire, Eastern Orthodox Church?

a)

The pope

b)

The patriarch

c)

The emperor

d)

The people

31.

What emperor had the law code re-written and organized?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Justinian

c)

Theodora

d)

Constantine

32.

What are the names of two cities that were located at the city of Byzantium?

a)

Paris and London

b)

Constantinople and Istanul

33.

What are the four ways in which Constantinople was protected?

a)

Thick walls

A moat

A strong chain that protected the harbor from invaders.

Greek fire

b)

Thick walls

A moat

A strong chain that protected the harbor from invaders

Roman fire

34.

What enabled the Mongols to easily defeat their enemies and become the world's largest empire?

Hint: You will check more than one

a)

Skilled horseback riders

b)

Superior weaponry (bows, arrows, swords, canons)

c)

Superior military strategies-luring the enemy

d)

None of the above

35.

Trade between Europe and Asia was popular on the ________.

a)

silk road

b)

European Highway

c)

Mongol Express

d)

Pacific Ocean

36.
The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of what two places?
a)
Greece & Persia
b)
Rome & Persia
c)
Greece & Rome
d)
Russia & Rome
37.
Which Emperor was responsible for organizing and simplifying old Roman law into a new code?
a)
Constantine
b)
Diocletian
c)
Justinian
d)
Xerxes
38.

Who was the head of the Byzantine Church?

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Pope

c)

The Constable

d)

The President

39.

Which Mongolian leader is the most famous and credited with expanding the empire?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Batu Khan

d)

Ogedei Khan

40.

What were the Mongols known for (other than largest empire)?

a)

Fighting on horseback

b)

Being the first group to expand into Japan

c)

Being the first group to be tolerant on the issue of taxes

d)

How they treated their POWs with respect