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