The Byzantine Empire (1)
 

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1Compared to the classical cities of the late 4c and 5c of Western Europe, Constantinople?:
was much larger and more prosperous.
had less protection from invaders.
produced fewer scholars and works of art.
gave people greater freedom of religion and though.

2Which of the following are true statements about the Byzantine Empire?:
          1 - Its capital was Constantinople.
          2 - Its emperors ruled with the help of an efficient civil service.
          3 - Its emperors were absolute monarchs.
          4 - The head of the church was the patriarch.
1 and 2.
1, 2, and 3.
2 and 3.
1, 2, 3, and 4.

3The Byzantine emperor Justinian tried to rebuild the Roman Empire by?:
defeating the armies of Islam.
recognizing the Pope as the highest authority in the Church.
signing treaties with the Huns.
fighting the Germanic peoples who had invaded the Empire.

4Constantinople's location had all of the following advantages EXCEPT?:
being a crossroads for trade by land and sea.
being easy to defend.
being midway between the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.
having a harbor on a major strait.

5Byzantine artists made a lasting impact in the areas of?:
charcoal and watercolors.
religious art, mosaics, and architecture.
sculpture and painting.
carpet weaving and textiles.

6Under Justinian, the Roman Empire was?:
restored almost to its former borders.
conquered by the Persian Empire.
made more democratic.
threatened by Muslim armies.

7Today, the person most likely to study Justinian's Code would be a?:
professor of surgery.
mathematician.
philosopher.
legal scholar.

8The Byzantine Empire made its most important contribution to later civilizations by?:
defeating the Hun invaders.
trading with merchants from the Middle East.
preserving much of the Greco-Roman heritage.
recognizing the Pope as head of the Byzantine Church.

9The schism between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches was partly a result of?:
the banning of the worship of icons.
the Battle of Tours.
the war with France.
Justinian's Code.