Byzantine Empire

Which Statement is true about Constantinople?

• Constantinople was the capital of the Chinese Empire

• Constantinople is well known as Istanbul, Turkey

• Constantinople was burned to the ground by the Romans and no longer exists

• Constantinople is the holy city for Judaism.

The Byzantine Empire preserved the culture of which two civilizations?

• Greeks and Romans

• Indians and Persians

• Egyptian and Persians

• Arabs and Romans

What was the Hippodrome?

• The place where gladiators went to fight

• A large stadium that held chariot races

• A dome made in the center of Greece

• The only place where women could compete in sports

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the fall of Rome?

• The army was weaker due to many others invading

• The Rise of Christianity

• There was too much land to control

• Too many slaves were being brought into the empire

Byzantine art used colorful glass pieces to make pictures called_________.

• mosaics

• aqueducts

• frescoes

• mosques

Before it was known as the Byzantine Empire , it was part of which empire?

• Ottoman Empire

• Egyptian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Gupta Empire

Which emperor split the Roman Empire into the Eastern and Western Empires?

• Justinian

• Theodora

• Diocletian

• Constantine

Which of the following is a person who moves from place to place?

• Caliph

• merchant

• nomad

• patriarch

Why was the Justinian Code important?

• It was the history of the Byzantine Empire

• It gave detailed instructions on how to make Greek fire.

• It organized and simplified and old Roman Empire laws and made them fair

• It was detailed history of Muhammad that Muslims use as an example of how to live their lives.

Which church is an example of the architecture of the Byzantine Empire?

• Aachen Cathedral

• Blue Mosque

• St. Peters

• Hagia Sophia