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Byzantine Empire Review 2025

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Byzantines see themselves?

a)
A. they believed they were the descendants of Alexander the Great
b)
B. they viewed themselves as Roman citizens
c)
C. as a new, entirely independent group of people
2.

What was the Justinian Code?

a)
A. a code of conduct for people who were part of the Emperor's inner circle
b)
B. a simplified and shortened version of Roman laws
c)
C. a set of laws that established the principle of "eye for an eye" justice
d)
D. Byzantine laws inscribed on bronze tablets & displayed in towns
3.

Based on the map, what happened to Byzantine territory during Justinian I's lifetime?

a)
A. Justinian lost territory in the Byzantine Empire
b)
B. Justinian expanded the Byzantine Empire
4.

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

a)
A. Rome
b)
B. Carthage
c)
C. Athens
d)
D. Constantinople
5.

What new denomination (sect) of Christianity developed in the Byzantine Empire?

a)
A. Islam
b)
B. Judaism
c)
C. Catholicism
d)
D. Eastern Orthodox
6.

What ended up being the most serious threat to the Byzantine Empire?

a)
A. an army that was stretched too thin
b)
B. political instability
c)
C. attacks by the Persians
d)
D. the rise of Islam
7.

Match the following

a)

Justinian

1.

Emperor who created a code of law

b)

Theodora

2.

Wife and close advisor to Justinian

c)

Constantine

3.

Moved capital from Rome

d)

Ottomon Turks

4.

Islamic people who ended the empire

8.

This is the name given to the division between the Roman Catholic Church centered in Rome, and the Eastern Orthodox Church centered in Constantinople in 1054 A.D

a)

Mosaics

b)

excommunication

c)

Great Schism

d)

Hagia Sophia

9.

This is the formal term for being kicked out of the Christian church.

a)

Mosaics

b)

excommunication

c)

Great Schism

d)

Hagia Sophia

10.

Emperor Justinian ordered the construction of this church in 532 A.D. The church design is beautiful, and contains a huge dome over a rectangular building.

a)

mosiacs

b)

excommunication

c)

Great Schism

d)

Hagia Sophia

11.

A picture or design made from small pieces of enamel, glass, or stone. They are often used in Byzantine artwork

a)

mosaics

b)

excommunication

c)

Great Schism

d)

Hagia Sophia