BYZANTINE EMPIRE
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- Q1Which half of the Roman Empire did the Byzantine Empire continue?Southern HalfWestern halfGaulEastern half20s
- Q2What was the name of the law code of the Byzantine Empire that influences law in Europe during much of the Middle Ages?Justinian CodeTwelve TablesBill of RightsHammurabi's Code30s
- Q3What was the name of the church that will be built during the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople?ParthenonHagia SophiaNotre DamePantheon30s
- Q4According to our textbook (p.302), how many Roman laws were included in Byzantine's law code?200105,000too many to count30s
- Q5Why did Justinian send troops to recover North Africa from invading Germanic Tribes?to attack Egyptfor revengeto restore the glory Rometo defend Byzantium30s
- Q6Which of the following did Justinian not build up in Constantinople? (see p.303)law courtsaqueductsbathsParthenon30s
- Q7How long did the Byzantine Empire last after the fall of Rome in 476 AD?almost 1000 yearsit didn't, it collapsed too50 years, until plague500 years30s
- Q8Chariot Races took place in Byzantine'sColosseumHippodromeTexas Motor SpeedwayCircus Maximus30s
- Q9We know today a lot about _______ and ________ literary works because Byzantine scholars taught about it.Greece and RomeEgypt and Fertile CrescentGreece and MacedoniaHinduism30s
- Q10Who was the empress who helped Justinian write law, built churches, work with foreign leaders?Dora the ExploraHagia SophiaConstantineTheodora30s
- Q11In the year 542 AD, the worst year of the Justinian Plague,20 people died DAILY12.5 million died overall10,000 people died EVERYDAY10,000 people died30s
- Q12Bribes, diplomacy, political marriages, and military power were used by Byzantine's todemonstrate glory of Byzantineprolong the happiness of Romekeep their enemies at baypromote everlasting peace30s
- Q13Which of the following is how the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church are DIFFERENT?Use sacraments like baptismbelieve in Jesuspope is head of Churchfaith based on Bible30s
- Q14Head of the Eastern Orthodox Church is called theiconpatriarchpopeexcommunication30s
- Q15Being kicked out of the church is calledCyrillic alphabetexcommunicationiconpatriarch30s