History of the Byzantine Empire

What was another name for the Byzantine Empire?

• Holy Roman Empire
• Ottoman Empire
• Roman Republic
• Eastern Roman Empire

Who chose the location of the city that would later become named Constantinople?

• Constantine the Great
• Julius Caesar
• Nero
• Augustus

Which emperor was successful in taking back parts of Spain, North Africa and the whole of the Italian peninsula bringing them back under Roman control?

• Nero
• Justinian I
• Augustus
• Constantine the Great

What did the Eastern and Western churches formally do to each other making their split official?

• Excommunicated each other in 1054.
• Agreed on a common doctrine in 1054.
• Established a joint council in 1054.
• Merged into a single church in 1054.

Who sacked Constantinople in 1204?

• The Christian Crusaders

• The Mongols
• The Byzantines
• The Ottomans

What group of people took Constantinople by destroying the walls of the city with the use of massive cannons?

• The Roman Empire(From the capital of Rome)

• Vikings(Raiders from the north)

• The Ottoman Empire(Muslim Turks)

• The Crusaders(Christian Warriors)