SS7 - Byzantine Empire Quiz

___ is used by historians to describe the eastern Roman empire after the fall of the western Roman empire?

• Byzantine

• Moat

• Strait

• Core

What was the chemical mixture that burned in water and was used by the Byzantine empire against enemy ships?

• Greek Fire

• Cyrillic Alphabet

• Strait

• Successor

Who is someone that tries to convert others to a particular religion?

• Core

• Successor

• Missionary

• Byzantine

Power shifted to the (a)   part of the empire, and after (b)   fell, the (c)   continued.

• eastern
• Rome
• Byzantine Empire
• western
• Greece
• Italy
• Paris

1. Constantine chose the location for his capital city because Constantinople sat on the ​ (a)   , with access to ​ (b)   , and the ability to control travel between the ​ (c)   by water.

• Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
• Europe and Asia
• Bosporus Strait

Most of the Byzantine empire’s people were ​ (a)   , and they spoke ​ (b)   .

• Christians
• Greek
• Muslims
• Latin

What made Justinian and Theodora unusual rulers?

• They came from families with little wealth.

• They were both born into royal families.

• They never left their palace.

• They ruled for only a few months.

What problems were caused by Justinian’s wars?

• They left the empire with money problems.

• They expanded the empire's territory significantly.

• They improved the empire's economy.

• They strengthened the empire's alliances.

• After his death, the empire was unable to hold on to all his conquests.

What were some important legacies of Justinian’s rule?

• He rebuilt Hagia Sophia.

• He destroyed all the libraries.

• He banned all forms of art.

• He isolated the empire from the rest of the world.

• He collected a law code.

What was Justinian’s goal for the Byzantine empire? How did he try to achieve it?

• He wanted to restore Rome’s lost empire; he used his armies to conquer land.

• He wanted to make the empire smaller; he sold land to other countries.

• He aimed to eliminate all trade; he closed all ports.

• He sought to abolish all laws; he destroyed legal documents.