The Byzantine Empire

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Where did Emperor Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire in 324 AD?

Jerusalem (Israel)

Constantinople (Turkey)

Athens (Greece)

Rome (Italy)

What language did people speak in the Byzantine Empire?

Latin

Arabic

French

Greek

What connected the Black and Mediterranean Seas in Constantinople?

Panama Canal

Bosporus Strait

Gibraltar Strait

Suez Canal

What empire did the Byzantines believe they were continuing?

Roman Empire

Persian Empire

Mongol Empire

Justinian and Theodora were both described as intelligent, bold, and ___?

peaceful

ruthless

kind

generous

What did Justinian's armies aim to restore during his rule?

Sassanian Empire

Roman Empire

Ottoman Empire

Byzantine Empire

What impact did the many wars during Justinian's rule have?

Created money problems

Political stability

Population increase

What was the purpose of the Justinian Code?

To abolish all laws

To expand the Roman Empire

To organize Roman laws

Who influenced Justinian to change laws regarding women and property?

Constantine

Theodora

Augustus

What was a significant feature of the Justinian Code?

Death penalty for all crimes

Women were denied property rights

Some individual rights were protected

What event led to the division of the Christian Church?

The Great Schism in 1054

The founding of the Roman Catholic Church

The conversion of Constantine

What architectural masterpiece was built to honor Justinian’s wife?

Parthenon

Colosseum

Hagia Sophia

Which valuable documents did Byzantine librarians and monks copy?

Greek and Roman writings

Chinese calligraphy

Islamic manuscripts

Mayan hieroglyphics

Which defensive measures protected Constantinople from invaders?

Greek Fire

Drawbridge

Tall City Walls

Being built on a peninsula

Who conquered Constantinople in 1453 using cannons?

Aztecs

Mongols

Ottoman Turks

Vikings

After it was conquered Constantinople was renamed Istanbul

True

False

Where did Emperor Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire in 324 AD?

Jerusalem (Israel)

Constantinople (Turkey)

Athens (Greece)

Rome (Italy)

What language did people speak in the Byzantine Empire?

Latin

Arabic

French

Greek

What connected the Black and Mediterranean Seas in Constantinople?

Panama Canal

Bosporus Strait

Gibraltar Strait

Suez Canal

What empire did the Byzantines believe they were continuing?

Roman Empire

Persian Empire

Mongol Empire

Justinian and Theodora were both described as intelligent, bold, and ___?

peaceful

ruthless

kind

generous

What did Justinian's armies aim to restore during his rule?

Sassanian Empire

Roman Empire

Ottoman Empire

Byzantine Empire

What impact did the many wars during Justinian's rule have?

Created money problems

Political stability

Population increase

What was the purpose of the Justinian Code?

To abolish all laws

To expand the Roman Empire

To organize Roman laws

Who influenced Justinian to change laws regarding women and property?

Constantine

Theodora

Augustus

What was a significant feature of the Justinian Code?

Death penalty for all crimes

Women were denied property rights

Some individual rights were protected

What event led to the division of the Christian Church?

The Great Schism in 1054

The founding of the Roman Catholic Church

The conversion of Constantine

What architectural masterpiece was built to honor Justinian’s wife?

Parthenon

Colosseum

Hagia Sophia

Which valuable documents did Byzantine librarians and monks copy?

Greek and Roman writings

Chinese calligraphy

Islamic manuscripts

Mayan hieroglyphics

Which defensive measures protected Constantinople from invaders?

Greek Fire

Drawbridge

Tall City Walls

Being built on a peninsula

Who conquered Constantinople in 1453 using cannons?

Aztecs

Mongols

Ottoman Turks

Vikings

After it was conquered Constantinople was renamed Istanbul

True

False