The Byzantine Empire

In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome.

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What is the name of the first Barbarian to Rule Rome?

• Odoacer 

• Maximus

• Julius Ceasar

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True or False: After the Pax Romana the Roman Empire entered a period of decline?

• True

• False

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Why did Diocletian split the Roman Empire into 2 parts?

• He wanted to retire and didn't want to be responsible for ruling Rome anymore. 

• To make managing Rome a little bit easier.

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True or False: After Rome fell... Europe fell into a period known as The Middle Ages/Dark Ages.

• True

• False

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What is the name of the eastern part of the Roman Empire?

• San Francisco

• The Byzantine Empire

• Italia

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What 3 continents border Constantinople?

• Asia, Australia, and Africa

• Europe, Canada, and Mexico

• Europe, Asia, and Africa

• Asia, China, and Bakersfield

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True or False: The Byzantine Empire's location by the water (Black Sea and Mediterranean) made it more easily to defended from outside invasions.

• True

• False

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What topics did schools in the Byzantine Empire teach?

• Philosophy

• Medicine

• Geometry

• All of the above

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What is the name of the most impressive piece of architecture of the Byzantine Empire?

• The Statue of Liberty

• The Hagia Sophia

• The Roman Aqueducts

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What does Hagia Sophia mean?

• The capital city of Turkey

• The first and last name of the wife of Justinian

• Holy Wisdom

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What is the language of the Byzantine Empire?

• Spanish

• Greek

• Latin

• English

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What is the name of the Byzantine Empires most famous emperor?

• Julius Cesar

• Maximus

• Theodora

• Justinian

​One of Justinian's goals was to reconquer all the lands that Rome lost. Look at the orange section for a visual of the lands he was able to get back.

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What is Justinian's Code?

• The basis for Criminal Justice, marriage, property rights, slavery and woman's rights.

• The Bible in the Byzantine Empire

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For how many years was Justinian's code used?

• 80

• 900

• 50

• 300

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What is the name of Justinian's wife?

• Theodora

• Anabelle Lee

• Mrs. McBride

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True or False: Empress Theodora helped her husband Justinian rule the empire?

• True

• False

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True or False: Because of the Byzantine Empire's proximity to Judea the Byzantine's converted to Christianity before people in the West did?

• True

• False

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True of False: All Christians both in the East and West believe in Jesus Christ and the bible.

• True

• Fa

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Who is the leader of the church in Western Europe?

• The President

• The Emperor

• The Pope

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Who is the leader of the church according to the Eastern Europeans?

• The Emperor

• A Patriar

• The Pope

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The biggest controversy between Christians of the west and east was over the use of _________________?

• Candles

• Icons

• Rosaries

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In what year did the Byzantine emperor banned the use of icons?

• 561

• 730

• 1998

• 2021

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True or False: The divisions and disagreements between both churches led to divisions between both churches. This is called The Great Schism.

• True

• False

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What did Christians in the West ended up being called ?

• Eastern Orthodox

• Patriots

• Catholics

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What did Christians in the East end up being called?

• Roman Catholics

• Eastern Orthodox

• Loyalist

• patriots