The Byzantine Empire

Which empire continued as the Byzantine Empire?

• Ottoman Empire

• Eastern Roman Empire

• British Empire

• Western Roman Empire

What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Rome

• London

• Constantinople

• Medina

Constantinople lay between which two seas?

• Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

• Red and Black Sea

• Sea of Japan and the Mediterranean

• Yellow Sea and Yangtze

Which cultural characteristics spread to the lands around the Mediterranean Sea because of the expansion of the Roman Empire? (choose 2)

• the Latin Language

• the Greek language

• Buddhism

• the Roman code of laws

Why did Emperor Diocletian split the empire into two halves?

• people were fighting

• people had religious differences

• it had grown to be very large

• the Visgoths wanted to rule the Western Roman Empire

The Byzantine Empire was

• mostly Buddhist

• a Christian state

• a non-Christian state

The Byzantine Empire was founded on

• the authority of the Christian church

• the principles of Buddhism

• the principles of Confucianism

• the principles of Shintoism

What caused the Western Roman Empire to fall?

• they were invaded by the Mongols

• the Silk Road was in ruins

• the leaders had disagreements

• the Visgoths invaded Rome and left the city in ruins

Which cultural accomplishments was Justinian responsible for? (choose two)

• women could divorce their husbands

• rewrote laws to protect the rights of women

• expanded the territory of the Byzantine Empire

• built the Hagia Sophia

Which political accomplishments was Justinian responsible for? (choose 2)

• expanded the territory of the Byzantine Empire

• women could divorce their husbands

• established the Code of Justinian

• built the Hagia Sophia