1. Byzantine Empire and Russia from 300 to 1000 A.D. (C.E.)
WHI SOL Quiz #6

2. Diocletian believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler. In his most significant reform, he did this
He moved the capitol to Byzantium
He secured a long lasting peace with German Tribes
He divided the empire in half
He divided the government into 20 provinces and put a satrap in charge of each province.

3. This officially ended the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire?
Great Schism
Edict of Nantes
Edict of Milan
Council of Nicea 3

4. He is considered to be the first emperor of the Roman Empire to officially support Christianity?
Julius Caesar
Nero
Justinian
Constantine 4

5. Who did Constantine credit for the victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge?
Buddha
Jusus (Christ)
Mercury
Jupiter 5

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

7. What emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
Theodosius
Constantine
Justinian
Nero

8. 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.
Aryanisms
Trinitarians 8

9. The council of Nicaea sided with this group
Trinitarians
Muslims
Arians
Agnostics
The council of Nicaea sided with this group

10. Constantine brought a significant change to the Roman Empire by —
banning monotheism
writing a constitution
moving the capital
abolishing slavery

11. What happened in 476 A.D.? Muhammad took over Arabia
The Roman Empire collapsed
The Mongols invaded Europe.
Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium. 11

12. After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman Empire became known as the
Byzantine Empire
Gupta Empire
Mongol Empire
Persian Empire

13. Which region had the greatest influence on the historical and cultural development of the Byzantine Empire?
India
Egypt
Rome
Mesoamerica

14. Which factor was most important about the site of Constantinople?
Mountains for stone building materials
Peninsula for easily constructed defenses
River valley to provide rich farmland
Desert oasis to supply fresh water

15. Constantinople was important because
its location made it important for trade.
it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire until Constantine moved the capital back to Europe.
it preserved classical (Greek & Roman) culture during the “Dark Ages” of Europe.
A and C

16. All of these made Constantinople a good choice for the capital of the Byzantine Empire, EXCEPT
it was close to trading partners in the east and could protect the eastern border.
it was hard to attack because it was on a peninsula.
the god Apollo told Constantine in a dream to build the city there.
it could control trade routes on land & sea.

17. Which city is described by these facts?
Moscow
Jerusalem
Rome
Constantinople

18. In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods arrived in northern Europe from Constantinople after crossing the —
Black Sea
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Pacific Ocean

19. How did Justinian expand the Byzantine Empire?
Became allied with the Persians
Reconquered former Roman territories
Campaigned across the Arabian Peninsula
Bought land from the Germanic tribes

20. The uniform code created by a panel of 400 legal experts; it served the Byzantine Empire for 900 years
Hammurabi’s Code
Justinian’s Code
10 Commandments
12 Tables

21. What series of laws are exhibited above?
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 Torah
Justinian’s Code
The 12 Tables
Hamurabi’s Code

22. The information in this chart could best be used to explain why —
Islamic influence became dominant in Russia
Russia had a long history of religious freedom
Russia often attacked the Byzantine Empire
Russia was strongly influenced by Byzantine culture

23. The Code of Justinian later served as the basis for most —
Indian religious ceremonies
African trade agreements
European legal systems
Chinese government principles

24. Which geographic factor was most important to the growth of the Byzantine Empire?
Abundant fertile soil
Access to trade routes
Extensive iron deposits
River water for irrigation

25. The church of “Holy Wisdom” built by Justinian in Constantinople; considered the crowning glory of his reign
St. Peter's Basilica
Church of the Holy sepulcher
Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Hagia Sophia

26. The term for the leading bishop of Eastern Christianity
Cardinal
Patriarch
Pope
Caliph
The term for the leading bishop of Eastern Christianity

27. Religious image used in practices by Eastern Christians
Hologram
Photograph
Sculpture
Icon

28. The culture of the Byzantine Romans was different from the European Romans in
language and type of Christianity.
sculpture and philosophy.
food, clothes, and paintings.
music, laws, and architecture.

29. Examples of Byzantine art & architecture are
mythological statues and the Louvre.
funeral masks and pyramids.
calligraphy and the Taj Mahal.
icons, mosaics, and the Hagia Sophia.

30. In the Byzantine Empire, Christians
spoke Latin but sang in French.
spoke Greek in church and often used special paintings called icons.
were polytheistic.
hated Latin because they thought it was “too polytheistic.”

31. In 1054, the Christian church split into Eastern and Western churches
In 1054, the Christian church split into Eastern and Western churches. After that,
there was a war between the churches.
East and West had different leaders
Christianity slowly ended in the East.
the Patriarch led the Western church.

32. This ruler of Russia ordered all of the people in his kingdom to adopt the religion of-
Christianity
Paganism
Judaism
Buddhism

33. The Western Church was based in Rome and used Latin.
was far from the government capital, so the Church did some of the government’s jobs.
disappeared after the fall of Rome in 476AD, so Christianity ended.
A and B

34. Which information correctly completes this table?
Column 1—Centered in Constantinople
Column 2—Centered in Rome
Column 1—Accepted the authority of the Patriarch
Column 2—Used Greek language in liturgy

35. Byzantine and Russian culture and religion are similar because
the Byzantines sent missionaries and traders upriver into eastern Europe & Russia.
Byzantium was the capital of Russia.
the Empress Theodora came from Russia and brought Russian ideas with her.
the Byzantines conquered and colonized Russia.

36. This is the entrance gate to the Russian city of
Rome
Alexandria
Kiev
Constantinople

37. The Byzantine Empire sent missionaries to teach these people about Christianity?
Russians
Romans
Egyptians
Persians

38. The adoption of the Eastern Orthodox religion and the Cyrillic alphabet by the Russian people occurred as a result of
territorial expansion by the Mongols
The policies of Muslim leaders
contact with Byzantine culture in the 10th century
the influence of the Crusaders during the Middle Ages

39. 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 39

40. Which empire was best known for libraries that preserved ancient Greek and Roman knowledge?
Mongol
Gupta
Chinese
Byzantine

41. Ivan I
Ivan III
Yaroslav the Wise
Alexander Nevsky
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.

42. Seljuk Turks Mongols Mamelukes Rus
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.
Seljuk Turks
Mongols
Mamelukes
Rus