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According to the traditional story, what convinced Constantine to convert to Christianity?

• He had a vision of the Christian cross, which was meant as a sign that he would win an important battle.
• He dreamed that if he painted the Christian cross on his soldiers' shields, he would win an important battle.
• He was seeking more meaning in his life and believed he could find that in Christianity
• He wanted to repent for his earlier persecution of Christians.

The social and political reforms of Diocletian and Constantine ___________.

• Led to a new golden age for the Roman Empire
• Kept the empire from being invaded by Germanic tribes
• Were only temporarily successful
• Were a complete disaster

Which of the following statements about Constantinople is true?

• It became one of the great cities of the world.
• It was located in what is now Egypt.
• The Roman emperor never provided the resources that the city needed to grow.
• Its location was chosen for its remarkable natural beauty and not for any military reason.

Who was the first Germanic leader to convert to Christianity?

• Charles Martel
• Charlemagne
• Justinian I
• Theodoric the Great

The Carolingian Renaissance was____________.

• an artistic movement
• The promotion of religion in the Germanic kingdoms
• a revival of learning
• another name for Charlemagne's household staff

__________led the army that defeated the Ostrogoth in Italy.

• Leo IX
• Constantine
• Belisarius
• Romulus Agustus

What was Justinian's most important contribution to western culture?

• Defeating the Persians
• Codifying Roman law in The Body of Civil Law
• Establishing a silk industry in Constantinople
• Converting the Eastern Roman Empire to Christianity

What happened when the eastern Roman army was defeated by Islamic troops at Yarmuk in 636?

• Muslims took over the Eastern Roman Empire and renamed it the Byzantine Empire
• The emperor converted to Islam
• The Eastern Roman Empire lost the provinces Syria and Palestine.
• The Bulgars took possession of the lower Danube valley.

This city was the chief center for trade between the east and west.

• Antioch
• Macedonia
• Constantinople
• Persia

Which of the following statements best describes the role of the Christian Church in the Byzantine Empire?

• The Byzantines believed that God had commanded their state to preserve true Christianity.
• It was respected, but not as important to the Byzantines as chariot racing and other sports.
• Byzantines believed in the separation of church and state.
• The Byzantines were strongly influenced by the pope.