Chapter 11 - Section 1 The Byzantine
Empire Midterm Review Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Key Concepts/Terms -
Justinian -
correct answer ✅In 395, the Roman leaders had divided the
empire mainly due to the lack of communication between the
eastern and western parts of the empire. In 527, a Byzantine
nobleman came into power. His name was Justinian. He succeeded
his uncle and became ruler of the eastern empire. In 533, he sent
Belisaurius (his best general) to recover North Africa from the
invading Germanic tribes. Over the next 16 years, Justinians armies
won nearly all of Italy and parts of Spain.
Justinian Code -
correct answer ✅This code was made up of four works:
The code - contained 5,000 Roman laws that could be used for the
Byzantine empire.
The digest - summarized the opinions of Romans greatest legal
thinkers on all of the laws - total of 50 volumes.
The institutes - A textbook that told people how to use the laws.
The novellae - (New laws) presented legislation passed after 534.
, Chapter 11 - Section 1 The Byzantine
Empire Midterm Review Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
This code decided legal questions such as marriage, slavery,
inheritance, women's rights, property, criminal justice, and many
more. Justinian died in 565, but this code lived in the Byzantine
empire for the next 900 years.
Hagia Sophia -
correct answer ✅This means "holy wisdom" in Greek. There was a
previous church named the Hagia Sophia, but it had been
destroyed in 532 from riots in Constantinople, so Justinian rebuilt it.
When he built it, people considered it the most splendid church in
the Muslim world.
Nika Rebellion -
correct answer ✅In the hippodrome, fans of different teams would
form rowdy gangs based upon the colors that their heroes wore.
There were the Reds, Green, Blues, and Whites. The Blues and the
Greens started riots in 532. They started these riots because they
were angry with government. They all packed into the hippodrome
and demanded that Justinian be overthrown. Although, Belisaurius
came in and slaughter 30,000 of these rebels. During this rebellion,
Justinian was considering whether or not to leave, but his wife,
Theodora, convinced him to stay.
Empire Midterm Review Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Key Concepts/Terms -
Justinian -
correct answer ✅In 395, the Roman leaders had divided the
empire mainly due to the lack of communication between the
eastern and western parts of the empire. In 527, a Byzantine
nobleman came into power. His name was Justinian. He succeeded
his uncle and became ruler of the eastern empire. In 533, he sent
Belisaurius (his best general) to recover North Africa from the
invading Germanic tribes. Over the next 16 years, Justinians armies
won nearly all of Italy and parts of Spain.
Justinian Code -
correct answer ✅This code was made up of four works:
The code - contained 5,000 Roman laws that could be used for the
Byzantine empire.
The digest - summarized the opinions of Romans greatest legal
thinkers on all of the laws - total of 50 volumes.
The institutes - A textbook that told people how to use the laws.
The novellae - (New laws) presented legislation passed after 534.
, Chapter 11 - Section 1 The Byzantine
Empire Midterm Review Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
This code decided legal questions such as marriage, slavery,
inheritance, women's rights, property, criminal justice, and many
more. Justinian died in 565, but this code lived in the Byzantine
empire for the next 900 years.
Hagia Sophia -
correct answer ✅This means "holy wisdom" in Greek. There was a
previous church named the Hagia Sophia, but it had been
destroyed in 532 from riots in Constantinople, so Justinian rebuilt it.
When he built it, people considered it the most splendid church in
the Muslim world.
Nika Rebellion -
correct answer ✅In the hippodrome, fans of different teams would
form rowdy gangs based upon the colors that their heroes wore.
There were the Reds, Green, Blues, and Whites. The Blues and the
Greens started riots in 532. They started these riots because they
were angry with government. They all packed into the hippodrome
and demanded that Justinian be overthrown. Although, Belisaurius
came in and slaughter 30,000 of these rebels. During this rebellion,
Justinian was considering whether or not to leave, but his wife,
Theodora, convinced him to stay.
