Byzantine Empire Review

The Eastern part of the Roman Empire was also known as

• Constantinople

• Byzantium

• The Ottoman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

What was the capital of the Byzantine empire?

• Istanbul

• Baghdad

• Rome

• Byzantine

• Constantinople

How long did the Byzantine Empire last for? (approx.)

• 500 years

• 800 years

• 1000 years

• 1500 years

When did Justinian I become Emperor?

• 270AD

• 397AD

• 527AD

• 823AD

By AD 565 much of the land along the ________ was part of the Byzantine Empire.

• Black Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red sea

What did Empress Theodora work as when she was young?

• Politician

• Took care of bears

• Worked at the Hippodrome

• She did not have to work because her family was rich

• Actress

Who did Empress Theodora focus most of her efforts on when developing laws and policies?

• The disabled

• The poor

• Women

• Children

• Foreigners

Why did Justinian I develop the Justinian Code?

• To provide a better quality of living for women and children

• To assert his dominance over the people of Constantinople

• To allow women to buy property

• To better organize the laws and policies of the Roman Empire

Who was Justinian's most trusted advisor?

• Palladius

• Pope Adrian IV

• Empress Theodora

• Belisarius

Why did people object to Empress Theodora gaining power? (select two)

• She was an actress

• She was from North Africa

• Her father owned bears

• She came from a poor background