Roman Empire Split
Question:
What two empires resulted when the Roman Empire was divided?
Answer:
The Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire.
Question:
Which empire continued as the Byzantine Empire?
A. Ottoman Empire
B. Eastern Roman Empire
C. British Empire
D. Western Roman Empire
Answer:
B. Eastern Roman Empire
Question:
Who was the Byzantine emperor who created the famous Code of Justinian?
Answer:
Justinian
Question:Constantinople was named after which important Roman Citizen?
Answer:
Constantine
Question:
What famous building did Justinian order to be rebuilt?
A. Colosseum
B. Hagia Sophia
C. Pantheon
D. Parthenon
Answer:
B. Hagia Sophia
Question:
What city was the capital of the Western Roman Empire?
Answer:
Rome
Question:
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Answer:
Constantinople
Question:
What was the Code of Justinian?
A. A trade Agreement
B. A military plan
C. A religious text
D. A collection and organization of Roman laws
Answer:
A collection and organization of Roman laws
Question:
Constantinople was strategically located between which two bodies of water?
A. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
B. Caspian Sea and Atlantic Ocean
C. Red Sea and Indian Ocean
D. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Answer:
Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Question:
What is the Hagia Sophia famous for?
A. Being the first Roman road
B. Being Rome's military headquarters
C. Its large dome and beautiful mosaics
D. Being a large amphitheater
Answer:
Its large dome and beautiful mosaics
Question:
What city became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Answer:
Constantinople
Unlike the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire was primarily a __________ state.
A. Christian
B. Buddhist
C. Islamic
D. Confucian
Answer:
A. Christian
Question:
Which Byzantine woman had a strong influence on Emperor Justinian?
A. Cleopatra
B. Athena
C. Theodora
D. Helen
Answer:
Theodora
Question:
Why was Constantinople an important trade location?
A. It had no waterways.
B. It was located near the Sahara Desert.
C. It was isolated from other civilizations.
D. It had a natural harbor.
Answer:
It had a natural harbor.
Question:
Which three statements describe the Code of Justinian?
A. It was based on Confucius.
B. It included commentary from judges over the centuries.
C. It included modern Byzantine laws.
D. It denied women all rights.
E. It included past Roman laws
F. It was followed by every empire in Europe and Asia.
Answer:
B, C, and E
Question:
Why did Emperor Diocletian split the Roman Empire into two halves?
A. The empire had grown too large/difficult to control.
B. The empire had lost all of its wealth.
C. Rome had been destroyed.
D. The people wanted a new religion.
Answer:
A. The empire had grown too large/difficult to control.
Question:
Which two cultural characteristics spread to lands around the Mediterranean because of Roman expansion?
A. Confucianism
B. Roman law
C. Greek language
D. Latin language
Answer:
B. Roman law and D. Latin language
Question:
Which of these was an achievement of Justinian? (Choose 2)
A. He created the Code of Justinian.
B. He ended Christianity.
C. He moved the capital to Rome.
D. He was responsible for the construction of Hagia Sophia.
Answer:
A. He created the Code of Justinian.
D. He was responsible for the construction of Hagia Sophia.
Question:
Name two reasons Constantinople was an important trade center.
Answer:
Possible answers:
Question: Explain why Theodora was so important during the rule of Justinian (remember the purple robe!)
Theodora bravely spoke up as Justinian and his council were preparing to flee as a riot took place. She stated she would rather wear a purple shroud than run away (meaning she'd rather die in her royal robe than be on the run and hide).
Question:
Which statement correctly compares the two halves of the Roman Empire?
A. The Western Empire was centered at Constantinople, while the Eastern Empire was centered at Rome.
B. The Western Empire was centered at Rome, while the Eastern Empire was centered at Constantinople.
C. Both empires had Rome as their capital.
D. Both empires had Constantinople as their capital.
Answer:
B. The Western Empire was centered at Rome, while the Eastern Empire was centered at Constantinople
Question:
Which statement best describes the Byzantine Empire?
A. It was completely separate from Roman civilization.
B. It continued many traditions of the Eastern Roman Empire.
C. It rejected Christianity.
D. It was founded by the Visigoths.
Answer:
B. It continued many traditions of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Question:
Identify the type of achievement:
Justinian expanded the territory of the Byzantine Empire.
A. Architectural
B. Cultural
C. Political
D. Religious
Answer:
Political
Question:
Why were cities of the Eastern Roman Empire able to prosper?
Answer:
They benefited from Roman culture and language, welcomed new people and ideas, and were relatively protected from some invasions because of their location and defenses.
Question:
Classify each achievement: