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Byzantine Empire Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To which city was the capital of the Roman Empire relocated for strategic benefits?

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Constantinople

d)

Alexandria

2.

Who rebuilt the city of Byzantium in the 320s AD?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Constantine

c)

Augustus

d)

Nero

3.

What was the role of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

A small trading post

b)

A military outpost

c)

The seat of the Byzantine Empire

d)

A religious retreat

4.

Under whose rule did the Byzantine Empire reach its height in culture and prosperity?

a)

Augustus

b)

Justinian

c)

Constantine

d)

Theodosius

5.

What was one of Justinian's accomplishments?

a)

Building the Colosseum

b)

Creating the Justinian Code

c)

Conquering Egypt

d)

Writing the Iliad

6.

What is a mosaic?

a)

A type of sculpture

b)

A painting technique

c)

Pictures made by setting small pieces of stone, glass, or tile onto a surface

d)

A type of building

7.

What is the Hagia Sophia?

a)

A Roman temple

b)

A Byzantine domed church

c)

A Greek theater

d)

An Egyptian pyramid

8.

What event led to the destruction and early version of the Hagia Sophia (causing it to be rebuilt by Justinian)?

a)

The Nika Revolt

b)

The Fall of Constantinople

c)

The Great Fire of Rome

d)

The Sack of Rome

9.

Which emperor ordered the construction of the current version of the Hagia Sophia completed in 537 AD?

a)

Constantine

b)

Justinian

c)

Theodosius

d)

Augustus

10.

Which language was used in the Byzantine Empire (especially after the 7th century)?

a)

Arabic

b)

Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

Aramaic

11.

What type of Christianity was part of Byzantine culture?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Greek Orthodox

d)

Anglican

12.

What was preserved in Byzantine libraries according to the text?

a)

Egyptian and Persian knowledge

b)

Greek and Roman knowledge

c)

Indian and Chinese knowledge

d)

Mesopotamian and Babylonian knowledge

13.

What was the primary purpose of the Justinian Code?

a)

To create a new language

b)

To establish a new religion

c)

To compile and simplify Roman law

d)

To expand the empire's territory

14.

What was a significant cultural contribution of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

The development of Gothic architecture

b)

The creation of the Cyrillic alphabet

c)

The preservation of classical Greek and Roman texts

d)

The invention of the printing press