Byzantine Test

What made Constantinople an excellent location for the capital of Byzantine? Choose ALL that apply. (Read ALL choices before answering)

• a. Water surrounding the peninsula made it easier to defend.

• b. Its' location between Asia and Europe on caravan routes made it wealthy from trade.

• c. It offered safety to people of different religions.

• d. Constantine spent the wealth of the city on palaces, government buildings, and a stadium for chariot racing.

Which two accomplishments added to Emperor Justinian's success?

• a. Justinian's Code of law

• b. Hagia Sophia

• c. The Great Schism, which led to the division of the Christian Church

• d. Launched a rebuilding program that made the Hagia Sophia

A glass is a design made with colored stones and small pieces of...

• a. painting

• b. sculpture

• c. mosaic

What was the name of the main street of Constantinople?

• a. Mese

• b. moat

• c. More

• d. mosaic

Justinian's Code...

• a. was a foundation for several modern legal systems

• b. helped crush the revolt against Justinian

• c. allowed women to serve in the military

Which characteristic is true for the Orthodox Church?

• a. Priests can marry

• b. is in the western empire

• c. is led by the pope

• d. is not under the authority of the Pope

Someone who is the supreme ruler of an empire is called a

• A. pagan

• B. an emperor

• C. a pope

The early Christians argued over the use of...

• a. pagans

• b. icons

• c. mosaics

The Byzantine Empire is a society that developed after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

• A. True

• B. False

The Great Schism was due to differing religious traditions developed between the...

• a. Byzantine army and navy

• b. Eastern and Western Churches

• c. Byzantine rulers