WorksheetsByzantine Empire Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
To which city was the capital of the Roman Empire relocated for strategic benefits?
Rome
Athens
Constantinople
Alexandria
Who rebuilt the city of Byzantium in the 320s AD?
Julius Caesar
Constantine
Augustus
Nero
What was the role of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire?
A small trading post
A military outpost
The seat of the Byzantine Empire
A religious retreat
Under whose rule did the Byzantine Empire reach its height in culture and prosperity?
Augustus
Justinian
Constantine
Theodosius
What was one of Justinian's accomplishments?
Building the Colosseum
Creating the Justinian Code
Conquering Egypt
Writing the Iliad
What is a mosaic?
A type of sculpture
A painting technique
Pictures made by setting small pieces of stone, glass, or tile onto a surface
A type of building
What is the Hagia Sophia?
A Roman temple
A Byzantine domed church
A Greek theater
An Egyptian pyramid
What event led to the destruction and early version of the Hagia Sophia (causing it to be rebuilt by Justinian)?
The Nika Revolt
The Fall of Constantinople
The Great Fire of Rome
The Sack of Rome
Which emperor ordered the construction of the current version of the Hagia Sophia completed in 537 AD?
Constantine
Justinian
Theodosius
Augustus
Which language was used in the Byzantine Empire (especially after the 7th century)?
Arabic
Greek
Hebrew
Aramaic
What type of Christianity was part of Byzantine culture?
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Greek Orthodox
Anglican
What was preserved in Byzantine libraries according to the text?
Egyptian and Persian knowledge
Greek and Roman knowledge
Indian and Chinese knowledge
Mesopotamian and Babylonian knowledge
What was the primary purpose of the Justinian Code?
To create a new language
To establish a new religion
To compile and simplify Roman law
To expand the empire's territory
What was a significant cultural contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
The development of Gothic architecture
The creation of the Cyrillic alphabet
The preservation of classical Greek and Roman texts
The invention of the printing press
