Byzantine Empire and Islamic Civilization TEST PREP

Who named the city of Constantinople the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Diocletious
• Justinian
• Julius Caesar
• Constantine

What was the capital of the Byzantine empire?

• Athens
• Babylon
• Constantinople
• Cairo

Where was Constantinople located?

• On an island in the Baltic Sea
• On the Mediterranean Sea
• On the Red Sea
• On the Bosporous Strait

What was Constantinople called before it became Constantinople?

• Athens
• Byzantium
• Babylon
• Mediterranean

What two major bodies of water were connected by the Bosporus Strait?

• Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
• Red Sea and Black Sea
• Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf
• Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

There are no limits on the emperor’s power in:

• an absolute democracy
• an absolute monarchy
• an indirect oligarchy
• a democratic republic

A chemical mixture used by the Byzantines as a secret weapon. It burned furiously, even in water

• Gunpowder
• Cannons
• Moats
• Greek Fire

Which Byzantine emperor tried to restore Rome’s lost power?

• Leo
• Constantine
• Justinian
• Zeno

Language of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire:

• French
• Latin
• Greek
• Russian

Empress Theodora became the only woman to rule the Byzantine Empire

• True
• False