Byzantine Empire Quiz Part 1

Which area on the map to the right identifies the Byzantine Empire?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The area circled on the map to the right was the

• Western Roman Empire

• Barbarian kingdom of the Goths

• Byzantine Empire

• Arabian Empire

Which of the following best describes the area circled on the map?

• a Christian empire with great wealth based on trade

• a collection of barbarian kingdoms that disrupted trade in the area

• a polytheistic empire controlled by the Pharaohs of Egypt

• a declining weak empire with a poor legal system

• Christianity had become a major religion.

• the government was against religious art.

• polytheism was the state religion.

• African religions had spread to European regions

Why did Christianity grow in the Byzantine Empire? (7.12)

• The Byzantine Empire built churches and made Christianity the official religion.

• The barbarians from the north brought Christianity to the major urban centers.

• Trade with the Middle East and India brought Christianity into the region.

• Conquering Muslims forced the Byzantines to adopt Christianity.

How was the Byzantine Empire related to the Roman Empire? (7.12)

• The Byzantine Empire invaded and conquered the Roman Empire.

• The Byzantine Empire rose out of the eastern Roman Empire after the split.

• The Roman Empire conquered the weaker Byzantine Empire after a great civil war.

• The Roman Empire copied their legal and government structures from the Byzantine Empire.

Which city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Athens

• Alexandria

Why was Constantinople a great site for a capital?

• The site was easy to defend as a peninsula. 
• It was a crossroads of east and west trade routes. 
• It was a walled city. 
• All of the above. 

What is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the west?

• Ostrogoth empire
• Orthodox empire
• Justinian Empire
• Byzantine Empire

Which letter shows the location of Constantinople?

• A
• B
• C
• D