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The Byzantine Empire/Russian Empire Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
Identify this Byzantine Church that was commissioned by Justinian.
a)
Hagia Sophia
b)
National Cathedral
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Taj Mahal
3.

What church was found in the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Lutheran

d)

Methodist

4.
What is the new name of Constantinople?
a)
Persepolis
b)
Persia
c)
Turkey
d)
Istanbul
5.
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 
6.
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.
7.

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.

8.
What was the Byzantine empire often called?
a)
Eastern Roman Empire
b)
Europa
c)
Persia
d)
World rulers
9.

Emperor Justinian revised the Roman laws which then became known as?

a)

Justinian's Code

b)

Hammurani's Code

c)

The Da Vinci Code

d)

Chaussard's Code

10.

Under the rule Justinian, the Byzantine Empire

a)

expanded to its greatest extent (size)

b)

was reduced in size

c)

replaced Roman law with Muslim law

11.

Which group conquered China and Russia?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Romans

c)

The Persians

d)

The Mongols

12.

Which Russian leader was finally able to kick the Mongols out of Russia?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Vladimir

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Ivan the Great

13.

Which word below means king/emperor in Russia?

a)

Ceasar

b)

Czar

c)

Kaiser

d)

Sultan

14.
The split of the church is known as what?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The Eastern Split
c)
The Western Split
d)
The Schism
15.

What role did Constantinople serve in the Byzantine empire?

a)

It was the capital of the empire and a center of Greek and Roman culture.

b)

It was a military outpost guarding the entrance to the Black Sea.

c)

It was the second holy site of Christianity.

d)

Constantinople had the most access for a stable government.

16.

What is an accurate description of absolutism/absolute leaders?

a)

A system of government in which rulers are elected by the people and have limited powers

b)

An economic system in which the peasant class pays taxes to the church.

c)

A system of government in which rulers inherit the throne and rule with complete power

d)

An economic system in which the church supports the peasant class

17.

A form of art made from small pieces of stone, glass and/or tile is better known as

a)

Mosaic

b)

Mural

c)

Portrait

d)

Sculpture

18.

The city of Constantinople was in key location on the strait that links the Mediterranean Seas with the _______.

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sea of Azov

d)

Aegean Sea

19.

The Hippodrome was facility for?

a)

Chariot races

b)

Religious services

c)

The Olympic Games

d)

None of the above

20.

What is the Hagia Sophia?

a)

A church

b)

A castle

c)

A towering statue

d)

Shrine to Sophia I

21.

In 1054, a schism, or complete break, separated

a)

the Eastern and Western Churches

b)

The South Slaves

c)

Greeks and Byzantines

d)

Browns with Cleveland

22.

Which statement is true about the city of Constantinople?

a)

It sat at the location of many trade system crossroads

b)

It was able to prosper despite having no harbors

c)

It cut all cultural ties with Rome

d)

It was a lawless state with few rules and lots of crime

23.

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

a)

practices of animal sacrifices

b)

practices such as scalping

c)

authority of the pope

d)

belief in Jesus

24.

Leader of the Western Church was called:

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

c)

Pastor

d)

Father

25.

Leader of the Eastern Church was called:

a)

Patriarch

b)

Pope

c)

Pastor

d)

Father