11.1: The Byzantine Empire Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
How did the Byzantines help to preserve Greco-Roman culture? -
correct answer ✅-Byzantine families valued education, especially
classical learning
-basic courses for students for students focused on Greek and Latin
grammar and philosophy
-textbooks were the classics of Greek and Roman literature
(memorized Homer, learned geometry from Euclid, history from
Herotodus, medicine from Galen)
What various methods did the Byzantines use to hold off their
enemies? -
correct answer ✅-Byzantines used bribes, diplomacy, political
marriages, and military power to hold off their enemies.
-7th century, Emperor Heraclius reorganized the empire along
military lines
Describe the reorganization of the Byzantine Empire along military
lines in the 7th century. Who was in charge of this reorganization? -
correct answer ✅-Emperor Heraclius was in charge
-provinces became themes, which were military districts
-each theme was run by a general who reported directly to the
emperor
, 11.1: The Byzantine Empire Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Why did Eastern Christians rebel against Emperor Leo III in 730? -
correct answer ✅-Emperor Leo III banned the use of icons
(religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid their devotions)
in 730.
-He viewed the use of icons as idol worship.
-People rioted and the clergy rebelled
-pope in the West became involved and supported the use of icons
(one pope even excommunicated a Byzantine emperor)
After the Roman empire was divided, emperors in the ______ still
saw themselves as emperors of all of Rome. -
correct answer ✅East
Emperor _________ sent his best general, ____________, to
recover North Africa from the Germanic Tribes. -
correct answer ✅Justinian, Belisarus
T/F: Byzantine emperors ruled with absolute power. If true,
describe. If false, correct. -
correct answer ✅-True.
-headed both state and church
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
How did the Byzantines help to preserve Greco-Roman culture? -
correct answer ✅-Byzantine families valued education, especially
classical learning
-basic courses for students for students focused on Greek and Latin
grammar and philosophy
-textbooks were the classics of Greek and Roman literature
(memorized Homer, learned geometry from Euclid, history from
Herotodus, medicine from Galen)
What various methods did the Byzantines use to hold off their
enemies? -
correct answer ✅-Byzantines used bribes, diplomacy, political
marriages, and military power to hold off their enemies.
-7th century, Emperor Heraclius reorganized the empire along
military lines
Describe the reorganization of the Byzantine Empire along military
lines in the 7th century. Who was in charge of this reorganization? -
correct answer ✅-Emperor Heraclius was in charge
-provinces became themes, which were military districts
-each theme was run by a general who reported directly to the
emperor
, 11.1: The Byzantine Empire Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Why did Eastern Christians rebel against Emperor Leo III in 730? -
correct answer ✅-Emperor Leo III banned the use of icons
(religious images used by Eastern Christians to aid their devotions)
in 730.
-He viewed the use of icons as idol worship.
-People rioted and the clergy rebelled
-pope in the West became involved and supported the use of icons
(one pope even excommunicated a Byzantine emperor)
After the Roman empire was divided, emperors in the ______ still
saw themselves as emperors of all of Rome. -
correct answer ✅East
Emperor _________ sent his best general, ____________, to
recover North Africa from the Germanic Tribes. -
correct answer ✅Justinian, Belisarus
T/F: Byzantine emperors ruled with absolute power. If true,
describe. If false, correct. -
correct answer ✅-True.
-headed both state and church
