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- 1. Multiple Choice
For entertainment, MOST of the people of Constantinople:Went to the HippodromeBought expensive thingsWent swimmingWatched movies - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a key feature of Constantinople?OrphanagesRunning Water/Sewer SystemsHospitalsAll of these featuers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium and renamed it "New Rome" (later Constantinople)?JustinianConstantineCharlemagneLeo III
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAfter the riots of 532, what emperor was responsible for the rebuilding of Constantinople?Leo IIICharlemagneConstantineJustinian
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT an example of a public works project?WalmartPublic libraryPublic schoolsRoads
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the church in the Byzantine empire?The popeThe patriarchThe emperorThe people
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is iconoclasm?Icon worshipIcon makingIcon smashingIcon selling
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the Byzantines offended when the pope crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor?Charlemagne was not a Christian.They felt the Byzantines were the rightful Roman Empire.The people did not listen to him.Charlemagne did not speak their language.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church formally split. This is a:LiturgyPatriarchIconSchism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of what remained of what ancient empire?The Ottoman EmpireThe Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman EmpireThe Mongolian Empire
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Constantinople a great site for a capital?The site was easy to defend as a peninsula.It was a crossroads of east and west trade routes.It was a walled city.All of the above.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat emperor had the law code re-written and organized?CharlemagneJustinianTheodoraConstantine
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one of the greatest public works projects during the Byzantine Empire?The ScriptoriumThe ColosseumThe PantheonThe Hagia Sophia
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was the famous lady that influenced her husband to increase some legal rights of women?IreneTheodoraJoan of ArcEleanor of Aquitaine
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Justinian's Code of laws so important today?It established all rules regarding. taxation.It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.It established the basis for legal codes in Western World.It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy were icons, murals, and mosaics painted?They felt that sacred pictures brought them closer to God.So artists could sell them and make a good living.They were part of the sacraments.None of the above
- 17. Multiple ChoiceByzantine Emperor Leo III established iconoclasm because:He wanted to have more paintings of Jesus in churches.He believed people needed pictures to help them pray.He thought people were worshipping pictures rather than God.He did not like the style of the religious paintings.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceConstantinople was wealthy due to trade and all of the people shared in that wealth.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho conquered the Byzantines in 1453?The FranksThe Ottoman TurksThe Holy Roman EmpireThe Mongols
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is another name for the Church of Holy Wisdom?Hagia SophiaGreat CathedralSt. Peter's CathedralNone of these
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