BYZANTINE EMPIRE

What empire split into two with the eastern portion becoming the Byzantine Empire?

• Roman Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Chinese Empire

What city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Roma

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem

What Byzantine emperor embraced Christianity and made it the religion of the empire?

• Justinian

• Constantinople

• Augustus

What was the Corpus of Civil Law?

• Test lawyers must pass before they could practice law.

• A single book that recorded all of the Roman laws.

What emperor brought the Byzantine Empire to its peak of power?

• Valentinian I

• Justinian I

What is the Hagia Sofia?

• A book that held all of the Roman laws written in one place.

• A towering statue built in the honor of Constantine.

• A church in Constantinople built by Justinian I.

What marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?

• The death of Justinian I.

• The start of the Renaissance in Italy.

• The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire.

What is the name of the city of Constantinople today?

• Istanbul

• Athens

• Sofia