Byzantine Empire Overview

What year did Byzantium become Constantinople?

• 330 AD

• 395 AD

• 527 AD

• 565 AD

Who succeeded his uncle for control over the Eastern Empire?

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Belisarius

• Theodora

Fill in the blank: Justinian sent Belisarius to recover ______ from the Germanic tribes.

The main street through Constantinople was called:

• Mese

• Via Egnatia

• Silk Road

• Appian Way

List the four parts of the Justinian Code.

• The Codex, The Digest, The Institutes, The Novels

• The Codex, The Digest, The Institutes, The Edicts

• The Codex, The Digest, The Institutes, The Constitutions

• The Codex, The Digest, The Institutes, The Laws

True or False: The Hagia Sophia was destroyed in the riots and rebuilt by Justinian.

• True

• False

What was the peak year of the bubonic plague during Justinian's reign, with 10,000 dying every day?

• 542

• 626

• 674

• 860

Fill in the blank: The bubonic plague kept on breaking out until approximately the year ____.

The city was attacked in 626 by which groups?

• Persians and Avars

• Romans and Goths

• Huns and Vandals

• Saxons and Franks

Which empire used bribes, diplomacy, and military to keep their enemies in check?

• Byzantine

• Roman

• Ottoman

• Persian