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Constantinople was easily accessible by waterways and by land routes, making it
a crossroads of trade
barrier
hard to reach
easily invaded
2
While the West spoke mostly ________, the East spoke mostly Greek.
Persian
Egyptian
Latin
vernacular
3
This religion emerged in the Byzantine Empire and spread to Russia.
Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholicism
Protestantism
Islam
4
Most art in the Byzantine Empire was inspired by the Emperor and royalty, as well as
war
money
Islam
Christianity
5
This man was the church leader in the east
Patriarch
Pope
Monk
Prophet
6
Religious images are also known as
mosaics
icons
shrines
blasphemy
7
Celibacy was eventually accepted in the
west
east
south
north
8
Another name for the Eastern Roman Empire is
Islamic Empire
Roman Catholic Church
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
9
Byzantium, the new capital of the Roman Empire, was renamed
Kiev
Byzas
Constantinople
Rome
10
This art, created with small pieces of glass, could be found on public and religious structures
stuccatto
mosaic
perspective
illuminated manuscripts
11
This man was the church leader in the west
Prophet
Pope
Monk
Patriarch
12
Which church was closer to the seat (capital) of the Byzantine Empire?
Mecca
East Orthodox
Saint Peter's
Hagia Sophia
13
Byzantine domed church in Constantinople (Istanbul)
Saint Peter's Basilica
Dome of the Rock
Hagia Sophia
Vatican
14
All of these are accomplishments of Justinian EXCEPT
defeat of the Ottoman Turks
expansion of trade
reconquest of former Roman territories
creating a law code which impacted other European law codes
15
The man responsible for moving the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and renaming it
Augustus
Theodora
Constantine
Justinian
16
Constantinople was the seat of the Byzantine Empire until it was taken over by
Romans
Persians
Germanic invaders
Ottoman Turks
17
Disputes between the Eastern Orthodox Church & the Western Roman Catholic Church were due to
rampant atheism due to the Black Death
differences in translations of the bible in Greek/Latin
the Pope's corruption
the Patriarch failing to kneel and worship the Pope
18
Germanic invaders were mostly invading the Roman Empire in the _____, so the ____ was more safe
east, south
west, east
east, west
south, east
19
Constantinople, was good location due to its proximity to the eastern frontier because
it was closer to Medina
it was protected by the Alps to the north
it was easier to defend the rich Eastern provinces
it was closer to Mecca
20
Language used in Eastern Orthodox church services
Greek
Latin
Egyptian
Roman
21
The learning from these empires was preserved in Byzantine libraries
Muslim & Jewish
Greek & Orthodox
Greek & Roman
Roman & Latin
22
In what year did the Western half of the Roman Empire fall?
330 AD
732 AD
1054 AD
476 AD
23
Constantinople was on a peninsula so it was a/an
easily fortified on a peninsula bordered by natural harbors
a place for Christianity to grow
easily invaded
24
Original name of the alphabet introduced to the Slavs
cuneiform
Arabic
Phoenician alphabet
Cyrillic alphabet
25
The Byzantine Empire impacted the culture of what modern day country?
Rome
Russia
Italy
Greece
26
The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultures of
Western Europe & North Africa
Greece & Egypt
Greece & Rome
Persia & India