Byzantine Empire and Russia from 300 to 1000

A.D. (C.E.)WHI SOL Quiz #6

Diocletian believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler. In his most significant reform, he did this

a) He moved the capitol to Byzantiumb) He secured a long lasting peace with German

Tribesc) He divided the empire in halfd) He divided the government into 20 provinces

and put a satrap in charge of each province.

This officially ended the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire?

a) Great Schismb) Edict of Nantes

c) Edict of Miland) Council of Nicea

He is considered to be the first emperor of the Roman Empire to officially support Christianity?

a) Julius Caesarb) Nero

c) Justiniand) Constantine

Who did Constantine credit for the victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge?

a) Buddhab) Jusus (Christ)

c) Mercuryd) Jupiter

Why did Constantine order the Council of Nicaea to meet?a) To determine if Christianity should be outlawed or not.b) To determine if Jesus and God were one in the same.c) To determine if Jesus was a real person.d) To establish a pope.

What emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?

a) Theodosiusb) Constantinec) Justiniand) Nero

The purpose of the Council of Nicaea was to determine whether the Trinitarian ism viewpoint (God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit are one in the same) or Aryanism viewpoint (Jesus was a creation of God not God himself) was correct. Which side won.

a) Aryanismsb) Trinitarians

The council of Nicaea sided with this group

a) Trinitariansb) Muslimsc) Ariansd) Agnostics

Constantine brought a significant change to the Roman Empire by —

a) banning monotheismb) writing a constitutionc) moving the capitald) abolishing slavery

What happened in 476 A.D.?

a) Muhammad took over Arabia

b) The Roman Empire collapsed

c) The Mongols invaded Europe.

d) Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium.

After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman Empire became known as the

a) Byzantine Empireb) Gupta Empire

c) Mongol Empired) Persian Empire

Which region had the greatest influence on the historical and cultural development of the Byzantine Empire?

a) Romeb) Mesoamerica

c) Indiad) Egypt

Which factor was most important about the site of Constantinople?

a) Mountains for stone building materialsb) Peninsula for easily constructed defensesc) River valley to provide rich farmlandd) Desert oasis to supply fresh water

Constantinople was important becausea) its location made it important for trade. b) it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire until

Constantine moved the capital back to Europe.c) it preserved classical (Greek & Roman) culture

during the “Dark Ages” of Europe.d) A and C

All of these made Constantinople a good choice for the capital of the Byzantine Empire, EXCEPT

a) it was close to trading partners in the east and could protect the eastern border.

b) it was hard to attack because it was on a peninsula. c) the god Apollo told Constantine in a dream to build

the city there. d) it could control trade routes on land & sea.

Which city is described by these facts?

a) Moscowb) Jerusalemc) Romed) Constantinople

In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods arrived in northern Europe fromConstantinople after crossing the —

a) Black Seab) Indian Oceanc) Red Sead) Pacific Ocean

How did Justinian expand the Byzantine Empire?

a) Became allied with the Persiansb) Reconquered former Roman territoriesc) Campaigned across the Arabian Peninsulad) Bought land from the Germanic tribes

The uniform code created by a panel of 400 legal experts; it served the Byzantine Empire for 900 years

a) Hammurabi’s Codeb) Justinian’s Codec) 10 Commandmentsd) 12 Tables

c) The 12 Tablesd) Hamurabi’s Code

a) The Torahb) Justinian’s Code

1. The Code contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws, which the experts still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire.2. The Digest quoted and summarized the opinions of Rome’s greatest legal thinkers about the laws. This massive work ran to a total of 50 volumes.3. The Institutes was a textbook that told law students how to use the laws.4. The Novellae (New Laws) presented legislation passed after 534.

What series of laws are exhibited above?

The information in this chart could best be used to explain why —

a) Islamic influence became dominant in Russiab) Russia had a long history of religious freedomc) Russia often attacked the Byzantine Empired) Russia was strongly influenced by Byzantine

culture

The Code of Justinian later served as the basis for most —

a) Indian religious ceremoniesb) African trade agreementsc) European legal systemsd) Chinese government principles

Which geographic factor was most important to the growth of the Byzantine Empire?

a) Abundant fertile soilb) Access to trade routesc) Extensive iron depositsd) River water for irrigation

The church of “Holy Wisdom” built by Justinian in Constantinople; considered the crowning glory of his reign

a) St. Peter's Basilicab) Church of the Holy sepulcherc) Cathedral of Notre-Damed) Hagia Sophia

The term for the leading bishop of Eastern Christianity

a) Cardinalb) Patriarchc) Poped) Caliph

Religious image used in practices by Eastern Christians

a) Hologramb) Photographc) Sculptured) Icon

The culture of the Byzantine Romans was different from the European Romans in

a) language and type of Christianity. b) sculpture and philosophy. c) food, clothes, and paintings. d) music, laws, and architecture.

Examples of Byzantine art & architecture are

a) mythological statues and the Louvre. b) funeral masks and pyramids. c) calligraphy and the Taj Mahal. d) icons, mosaics, and the Hagia Sophia.

In the Byzantine Empire, Christians

a) spoke Latin but sang in French. b) spoke Greek in church and often used special paintings

called icons. c) were polytheistic. d) hated Latin because they thought it was “too

polytheistic.”

In 1054, the Christian church split into Eastern and Western churches. After that,

a) there was a war between the churches. b) East and West had different leaders c) Christianity slowly ended in the East. d) the Patriarch led the Western church.

This ruler of Russia ordered all of the people in his kingdom to adopt the religion of-

a) Christianityb) Paganismc) Judaismd) Buddhism

The Western Church

a) was based in Rome and used Latin.b) was far from the government capital, so the

Church did some of the government’s jobs.c) disappeared after the fall of Rome in 476AD,

so Christianity ended. d) A and B

Which information correctly completes this table?

a) Column 1—Centered in Constantinopleb) Column 2—Centered in Romec) Column 1—Accepted the authority of the Patriarchd) Column 2—Used Greek language in liturgy

Byzantine and Russian culture and religion are similar because

a) the Byzantines sent missionaries and traders upriver into eastern Europe & Russia.

b) Byzantium was the capital of Russia. c) the Empress Theodora came from Russia and

brought Russian ideas with her. d) the Byzantines conquered and colonized Russia.

This is the entrance gate to the Russian city of

a) Romeb) Alexandriac) Kievd) Constantinople

The Byzantine Empire sent missionaries to teach these people about Christianity?

a) Russiansb) Romansc) Egyptiansd) Persians

The adoption of the Eastern Orthodox religion and the Cyrillic alphabet by the Russian people occurred as a result ofa) territorial expansion by the Mongolsb) The policies of Muslim leadersc) contact with Byzantine culture in the 10th centuryd) the influence of the Crusaders during the Middle

Ages

Which period on the timeline below represents the time after the Fall of the Roman Empire and before the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?

A

B

C

D

Which empire was best known for libraries that preserved ancient Greek andRoman knowledge?a) Mongolb) Guptac) Chinesed) Byzantine

In 1472, he married the niece of the last Byzantine emperor. From that time, he called himself czar - the Russian version of Caesar. In 1480, he finally broke with the Mongols.

a) Ivan Ib) Ivan IIIc) Yaroslav the

Wised) Alexander

Nevsky

In 1055, these people captured Baghdad and took control of the Abbasid government. In the next few decades, they used their force to take land from another empire - the Byzantine Empire.

a) Seljuk Turksb) Mongolsc) Mamelukesd) Rus