9. Byzantine Practice Quiz

1. What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

• a) Rome
• b) Athens
• c) Constantinople
• d) Alexandria

2. Who was the emperor responsible for creating a new legal code?

• a) Constantine
• b) Justinian
• c) Theodora
• d) Basil II

3. What religion was dominant in the Byzantine Empire?

• a) Islam
• b) Judaism
• c) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
• d) Roman Catholicism

4. What significant event led to the division of the Christian Church?

• a) The Great Schism
• b) The Nika Revolt
• c) The Fall of Constantinople
• d) The Iconoclast Controversy

5. What was the name of the famous stadium in Constantinople?

• a) Colosseum
• b) Circus Maximus
• c) Hippodrome
• d) Pantheon

6. What is an icon?

• a) A religious painting or sculpture
• b) A type of ancient Greek coin
• c) A military formation
• d) A type of Byzantine ship

7. What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire?

• a) Latin
• b) Greek
• c) Arabic
• d) Persian

8. What was the significance of the Hagia Sophia?

• a) It was a famous marketplace.
• b) It was a military fortress.
• a) It was a great church.
• d) It was a royal palace.

9. What was the main cause of the Nika Revolt?

• a) Gladiator Fights
• b) Food shortages
• c) Religious differences
• d) A power struggle between rival factions

10. What was the primary trade route that connected the Byzantine Empire to other civilizations?

• a) The Silk Road
• b) The Spice Road
• c) The Amber Road
• d) The Incense Road