Eastern%20Europe

1
Where were most of the invasions at the end of
the Roman Empire?

• Eastern Europe
• Western Europe

2
Who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to
Byzantium (he also legalized Christianity)?

1. Justinian
2. Augustus
3. Constantine

3
What protected Constantinople from invasions?

• It wasnt worth invading
• It was built on a peninsula fortified with land
  and sea walls

4
What was another reason Constantinople was chosen
as the capital?

1. It was a crossroads of trade
2. It was closer to invasions
3. It was home to the Pope

5
Under which emperor did the Byzantine Empire grow
to its largest size?

1. Alexis
2. Justinian

6
What was Justinians longest lasting legacy?

1. His code of laws that were later adopted by
   Western European Monarchs
2. His conquests in Western Europe and North Africa

7
Byzantine achievements in art and architecture
include

• A. Humanistic paintings, sculptures and
  architecture
• B. Pyramids and murals
• C. Icons, mosaics, and domed buildings

8
What was one of the buildings erected under the
rule of Justinian?

1. Pantheon
2. Parthenon
3. Hagia Sophia

9
What are icons?

1. Religious images meant to inspire spirituality
2. Realistic images of daily life

10
What are Mosaics?

• A. images made up of bits of glass, ceramic, and
  stone
• B. tapestries made of woven cloth

11
What type of culture flourished in the Byzantine
Empire?

1. Islamic culture
2. Far Eastern culture
3. Greco-Roman culture

12
What was the first schism in the Christian Church?

1. Sunni and Shia
2. Roman Catholic and Protestant
3. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

13
All of the following are reasons the split
between the Eastern and Western Churches EXCEPT

• A. The West accepted the Pope as leader of the
  church, the East did not.
• B. The West used Latin in the liturgy the East
  used Greek.
• C. Priests could not marry in the West, but they
  could in the East.
• D. They believed in Baptism in the West, but not
  in the East.

14
How did Byzantine monks preserve Greco-Roman
culture?

• A.They kept Greek and Roman manuscripts in
  airtight chambers.
• B. They copied and illustrated ancient Greek and
  Roman works.

15
Who called for a crusade to regain control of the
Holy Land?

• Pope Urban
• Pope Gregory
• Pope Benedict

16
Who attacked, burned, and looted Constantinople
in 1204?

1. Muslim Turks
2. Christian Crusaders
3. Mongol Warriors

17
What effect did the Crusades have on the
Byzantine Empire?

• It strengthened it
• It weakened it
• It completely destroyed it.

18
Who conquered the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

1. Magyars
2. Mongols
3. OttomanTurks

19

• Constantinople became capital of the Ottoman
  Empire. Today Constantinople is

1. Moscow, Russia
2. Istanbul, Turkey
3. Rome, Italy

20
How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russia and
Eastern Europe?

1. Trade and missionaries
2. Conquest
3. Mass Media

21
All of the following are ways that the Byzantine
Empire influenced Russia EXCEPT?

• A. Orthodox Christianity
• B. Art and architecture (icons and onion domes).
• C. Arabic Alphabet
• D. Trade routes between the Black and Baltic Seas

22

• Who adapted Greek alphabet to Slavic languages of
  Eastern Europe and Russia?

1. St. Cyril
2. St. Patrick
3. St. Nicholas

23
What type of writing is this?

1. Cuneiform
2. Arabic
3. Cyrillic

24
Which invaders came from Central Asia, invaded
Eastern and Western Europe, and settled in
Hungary?

1. Magyars
2. Vikings
3. Ottomans

25
Which invaders settled in Russia and helped
establish trade routes between the Black and
Baltic Seas?

1. Germanics
2. Vikings
3. Ottomans

26
Where did the Vikings come from?

1. Central Asia
2. Germanic Areas
3. Scandinavia

27
Which invaders created an empire and ruled Russia
for over 200 years?

1. Magyars
2. Mongols
3. Ottomans

28
Who freed Moscow from the Mongolsand united and
expanded the Russian nation?

• Ivan the Terrible
• Ivan the Great
• C. Catherine the Great

29
What title did Ivan the Great take?

• emperor
• tsar
• king

30
How did Ivan and other Russian tsars rule?

• They allowed nobles complete control over their
  lands
• They only bowed to the Pope
• They ruled with absolute authority

31
Who was the protector of the Russian Orthodox
Church?

1. the tsar
2. the patriarch
3. the caliph