BJU World History- Chapter 6: The
Byzantine and Islamic Empires Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What Byzantine emperor sought to restore the greatness of the
Roman Empire by enlarging the boundaries of the Byzantine Empire
to their greatest extent? -
correct answer ✅Justinian
What is the name of the organized church that developed within
the Byzantine Empire? -
correct answer ✅The Eastern Orthodox Church.
What decorative art did Byzantine artists create by inlaying tiny
pieces of glass or stone in wet cement or plaster? -
correct answer ✅mosaic
What is the name of the most famous Byzantine architectural
structure? -
correct answer ✅Hagia Sophia
List two causes for the fall of the Byzantine Empire. -
correct answer ✅The rise and expansion of the Ottoman empire
and the capture of constantinople.
, BJU World History- Chapter 6: The
Byzantine and Islamic Empires Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
In what ways did the Byzantine Empire advance culture? -
correct answer ✅Architecture, government, art, science, written
language, Christianity, and organized cities.
Why did aspects of Byzantine civilization continue to spread even as
the empire declined? -
correct answer ✅People that attacked them adopted aspects of
their civilization since it was more advanced.
What ethnic group played a major role in establishing the early
Russian state? -
correct answer ✅Slavs
What city became the center of the early Russian state? -
correct answer ✅Kiev
What Russian ruler adopted the Eastern Orthodox Church as the
official religion of the Russian state? -
correct answer ✅Vladimir the 1st
Byzantine and Islamic Empires Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What Byzantine emperor sought to restore the greatness of the
Roman Empire by enlarging the boundaries of the Byzantine Empire
to their greatest extent? -
correct answer ✅Justinian
What is the name of the organized church that developed within
the Byzantine Empire? -
correct answer ✅The Eastern Orthodox Church.
What decorative art did Byzantine artists create by inlaying tiny
pieces of glass or stone in wet cement or plaster? -
correct answer ✅mosaic
What is the name of the most famous Byzantine architectural
structure? -
correct answer ✅Hagia Sophia
List two causes for the fall of the Byzantine Empire. -
correct answer ✅The rise and expansion of the Ottoman empire
and the capture of constantinople.
, BJU World History- Chapter 6: The
Byzantine and Islamic Empires Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
In what ways did the Byzantine Empire advance culture? -
correct answer ✅Architecture, government, art, science, written
language, Christianity, and organized cities.
Why did aspects of Byzantine civilization continue to spread even as
the empire declined? -
correct answer ✅People that attacked them adopted aspects of
their civilization since it was more advanced.
What ethnic group played a major role in establishing the early
Russian state? -
correct answer ✅Slavs
What city became the center of the early Russian state? -
correct answer ✅Kiev
What Russian ruler adopted the Eastern Orthodox Church as the
official religion of the Russian state? -
correct answer ✅Vladimir the 1st
