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BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Quiz by William Wortmann

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  • Q1
    Which half of the Roman Empire did the Byzantine Empire continue?
    Southern Half
    Western half
    Gaul
    Eastern half
    20s
  • Q2
    What was the name of the law code of the Byzantine Empire that influences law in Europe during much of the Middle Ages?
    Justinian Code
    Twelve Tables
    Bill of Rights
    Hammurabi's Code
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the name of the church that will be built during the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople?
    Parthenon
    Hagia Sophia
    Notre Dame
    Pantheon
    30s
  • Q4
    According to our textbook (p.302), how many Roman laws were included in Byzantine's law code?
    200
    10
    5,000
    too many to count
    30s
  • Q5
    Why did Justinian send troops to recover North Africa from invading Germanic Tribes?
    to attack Egypt
    for revenge
    to restore the glory Rome
    to defend Byzantium
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following did Justinian not build up in Constantinople? (see p.303)
    law courts
    aqueducts
    baths
    Parthenon
    30s
  • Q7
    How long did the Byzantine Empire last after the fall of Rome in 476 AD?
    almost 1000 years
    it didn't, it collapsed too
    50 years, until plague
    500 years
    30s
  • Q8
    Chariot Races took place in Byzantine's
    Colosseum
    Hippodrome
    Texas Motor Speedway
    Circus Maximus
    30s
  • Q9
    We know today a lot about _______ and ________ literary works because Byzantine scholars taught about it.
    Greece and Rome
    Egypt and Fertile Crescent
    Greece and Macedonia
    Hinduism
    30s
  • Q10
    Who was the empress who helped Justinian write law, built churches, work with foreign leaders?
    Dora the Explora
    Hagia Sophia
    Constantine
    Theodora
    30s
  • Q11
    In the year 542 AD, the worst year of the Justinian Plague,
    20 people died DAILY
    12.5 million died overall
    10,000 people died EVERYDAY
    10,000 people died
    30s
  • Q12
    Bribes, diplomacy, political marriages, and military power were used by Byzantine's to
    demonstrate glory of Byzantine
    prolong the happiness of Rome
    keep their enemies at bay
    promote everlasting peace
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is how the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church are DIFFERENT?
    Use sacraments like baptism
    believe in Jesus
    pope is head of Church
    faith based on Bible
    30s
  • Q14
    Head of the Eastern Orthodox Church is called the
    icon
    patriarch
    pope
    excommunication
    30s
  • Q15
    Being kicked out of the church is called
    Cyrillic alphabet
    excommunication
    icon
    patriarch
    30s

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