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history final part 5
Byzantine Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which 2 emperors introduced reforms which delayed the fall of Rome for two centuries? | Diocletian and Constantine |
| What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire? | Constantinople |
| The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the___ | Byzantine Empire |
| Which city was the meeting place of East and West and the vital link in both land and sea trade routes? | Constantinople |
| Justinians's goal during his reign was to what? | restore the greatness to Rome |
| One of the most enduring achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the preservation of which law code? | Roman |
| Hagia Sophia means | "Holy Wisdom" |
| The Byzantine church became known as the | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| The Byzantine secret weapon which would burn on water was called | "Greek fire" |
| The ruler known as "the Bulgar Slayer" was | Basil II |
| the new seventh-century threat to the Byzantine Empire was the | Arab Muslims |
| Constantinople's biggest commercial rival was | Venice |
| Which army annihilated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert? | Seljuk Turk |
| Which group was not a threat to Constantinople? | Mongolians from the East |
| the largest group to settle in Russia was the | Slavs |
| The Swedish Norsemen who plundered Slavic villages in Russia were | Varangians |
| Slavs invited Varangian rule in which city | Novgorod |
| In early Russia, what important river was used as a major route for trade with the Byzantine Empire? | Dnieper |
| Who established the first ruling dynasty in Russia? | Rurik |
| Who established Orthodox Christianity as the state religion of Russia? | Vladimir |
| The Russian ruler known as "the Wise" was | Yaroslav |
| Which Mongolian warriors swept into Russia during the thirteenth century? | Tartars |
| After the two centuries of Mongol rule in Russia, which city rose to power in the North? | Moscow |
| The Slavic alphabet was adapted from the | Greek alphabet |
| Which emperor conducted the most severe persecution of Christianity? | Diacletian |
| Who divided the Roman Empire into four large administrative divisions? | Diacletian |
| The co-emperor in the western half of the empire was known by what title? | Augustus |
| What title was given to the co-emperor's assistant? | Augustus |
| Who officially moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the East? | Constantine |
| Which emperor legalized Christianity? | Constantine |
| What is the practice of withdrawing from all worldly cares and possessions and practicing strict discipline and religious exercises? | Monasticism |
| Bishops of the most important cities of the Roman Empire were called what? | Patriarch |
| Which emperor divided the Roman Empire into an Eastern and Western empire? | Theodesius |
| Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman state? | Theodesius |
| What did the Romans call anyone outside the empire who did not share in the Greek or Roman cultures? | barbarian |
| In which battle did the Visigoths defeat the Romans in AD 378? | Adrianople |
| Who was the leader of the Visigoths who sacked Rome? | Alaric |
| What nomadic tribe from the far East threatened the Germanic tribes as well as the Roman Empire? | Huns |
| Name the fierce leader known as "the scourge of God" | Attila |
| What Byzantine emperor benefited from following his wife's advice not to flee the country | Justinian |
| What was Justinian's wife's name? | Theodora |
| Which Byzantine emperor codified the Roman laws? | Justinian |
| Who is credited with the building of the Hagia Sophia? | Justinian |
| What was a leader of the Orthodox church called? | patriarch |
| What was the head of the Catholic church called? | pope |
| Which Byzantine emperor blinded many of his enemies | Basil II |
| which religion threatened by Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish peoples? | Islam |
| Which empire spread Christian orthodoxy to the eastern cultures and preserved the classical heritage of Greece and Rome? | Byzantine |
| Which people group brought about the end of the Byzantine Empire by capturing Constantinople? | Ottoman Turks |
| T/F: The Roman persecution of the Christians caused a remarkable decline in Christian growth | F |
| T/F: Slavic written language developed through the missionary efforts of brothers Cyril and Methodius. | T |
| T/F: Russia derived its name from the Slavic Rus, meaning "rowers" or seafarers" | T |
| T/F: Constantinople's location on the Bosporus allowed it to be the vital link between the East and the West in land and sea routes | T |
| T/F: The Byzantine Empire, ignoring its Roman heritage, took on an Asian political, legal, and cultural structure | F |
| T/F: The Seljuk Turks brought an end to the Byzantine Empire by capturing Constntinople in 1454 | F |
| T/F: Russian history has always centered on the city of Moscow. | F |
| T/F: Both Justinian and Yaroslav are credited with developing law codes during their reigns. | T |
| T/F: Although Jesutinian is credited with taking Byzantine Empire to its height, he also gets the blame for bringing it to financial ruin. | T |
| T/F: The Orthodozx church used icons, which some consider to be idolatrous. | T |
| T/F: Byzantine church architecture excelled in its dome structures. | T |
| T/F: The Crusades were the West's effort to free Christian lands from the Muslim Turks. | F |
| T/F: The Slavs who settled Russia were Swedish Norsemen who swept into Russia and set up rule | F |
| T/F: Russian culture shows more signs of Roman influence than of Orthodox influence | F |
| What year was the Roman capital switched to Constantinople? | 330 A.D. |
| What year was the Battle of Adrianople? | 378 AD |
| What year was the fall of Rome? | 476 AD |
| What year was the Nika Revolt? | 532 AD |
| What year was the beginning of the first Russian Dynasty? | 862 AD |
| What year was the official split of Catholic and Orthodox Churches | 1054 AD |
| What year was the Battle of Mazikert? | 1071 |
| What year did the crusades attack Constantinople? | 1204 AD |
| What year did the Tartars destroy Kiev? | 1240 AD |
| What year was the fall of Constantinople? | 1453 AD |
| What event occurred during Constantine's reign? | He changed the capital |
| Which event occured during Justinian's reign? | Nika Revolt |
| Which event occurred during Constanine XI's reign? | Fall of Constantinople |
| Which event helped motivate the Crusades | Battle of Mazikert |
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