Chapter 13 Social Studies

What organized the old code of Roman laws and gathered them into one book and made them easier to understand?

• Justinian Code

• Byzantium Empire

• Politics

• Theodora

Justinian realized that the economy of the empire also needed to grow so he welcomed traders into where?

• Islam

• Constantinople

• Theodora

• Byzantium

Justinian wanted all people in the Byzantine Empire to follow what?

• Muslim

• Christian Church

• Orthodox

• Christianity

Some Byzantine emperors banned the use of what because they believed that it went against God’s laws?

• Icons

• Medals

• Buildings

• Christianity

The common language of the Empire was what??

• English

• Spanish

• Greek

• French

The book Il Milione, which means “The Million,” became the most popular travelogue, or travel book, of his day. True or False?

• True

• False

The khanates were independent and each had its own leader and government however they remained loyal to who?

• Jerusalem

• Kublai Khan

• Chinese

• Yuan dynasty

A stable government led to a tim of increased trade. Soon ideas as well as good were being exchanged between the East and the who?

• West

• Islam

• Jerusalem

• Asia

Marco, Niccolo, and Maffeo stayed in where for 16 or 17 years?

• Asia

• Islam

• China

• Mongols

Marco was sent by Kublai Khan to explore and report on distant parts of Asia. True or False?

• True

• False