Worksheets(Assignment #86) Byzantine Empire Practice Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Rome
Constantinople
Athens
Alexandria
Which emperor moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and later renamed it Constantinople?
Justinian I
Constantine the Great
Diocletian
Theodosius I
Why was Constantinople’s location significant for trade?
It was far from other civilizations
It was located on a river with little access to trade
It connected Europe and Asia, making it a crossroads for trade
It was isolated in the middle of the desert
What was the primary religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Hinduism
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Islam
Judaism
The Byzantine Empire preserved many aspects of which ancient civilization’s culture?
Egyptian
Greek and Roman
Chinese
Persian
What was Justinian’s most important legal achievement?
The Magna Carta
The Napoleonic Code
The Justinian Code
The Twelve Tables
The Hagia Sophia is an example of Byzantine achievements in which area?
Architecture
Literature
Science
Philosophy
What caused the Great Schism of 1054?
A) A dispute over land between the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Caliphate
B) A division between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism
C) The collapse of the Byzantine Empire
D) The signing of the Magna Carta
Which group ultimately conquered Constantinople in 1453?
The Mongols
The Vikings
The Ottoman Turks
The Franks
The Byzantine Empire helped preserve and spread which major world religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
What was the name of the Byzantine Empire’s most famous church?
St. Peter’s Basilica
Hagia Sophia
Notre Dame
Westminster Abbey
What form of government did the Byzantine Empire have?
Democracy
Theocracy
Monarchy
Republic
How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russia?
It introduced the Russian language
It spread Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Cyrillic alphabet
It forced Russia to become a colony
It introduced the feudal system
What was the major language spoken in the Byzantine Empire?
Latin
Greek
Arabic
Persian
The Byzantine Empire played a key role in preserving which texts?
Chinese Buddhist scriptures
Islamic medical texts
Greek and Roman literature
Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions
What defensive structure protected Constantinople from invasion?
The Berlin Wall
The Great Wall of China
The Theodosian Walls
Hadrian’s Wall
Which Byzantine ruler expanded the empire and created a unified law code?
Theodora
Justinian I
Constantine XI
Leo III
What was the primary economic activity in the Byzantine Empire?
Hunting and gathering
Agriculture and trade
Industrial manufacturing
Nomadic herding
What was the role of Empress Theodora in the Byzantine Empire?
She was a general in the Byzantine army
She helped pass laws that improved the status of women
She ruled over the Mongol Empire
She led an invasion against the Ottomans
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Byzantine Empire?
They preserved Greek and Roman culture
They developed the first democracy
They led a rebellion against the Byzantine emperor
They introduced Islam to Eastern Europe
