The Byzantine Empire and Eastern
Europe Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What territories did the Byzantine Empire encompass? -
correct answer ✅balkans, middle east, and eastern mediterranean
What did the Byzantine Empire maintain high levels of between
500-1450 C.E.? -
correct answer ✅political, economic, and cultural life
What did the empire continue? -
correct answer ✅flourishing from an eastern mediterranean base
after eastern roman empire decline
To where did it spread its Orthodox Christian civilization? -
correct answer ✅most of eastern europe
What did the empire benefit from? -
correct answer ✅high level of civilization in the former greek
world and the region's prosperous commerce
Under whose reign did the Byzantine Empire reach its height? -
correct answer ✅justinian
, The Byzantine Empire and Eastern
Europe Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What was the name of the huge church built by Justinian? -
correct answer ✅hagia sophia
What was the imperial goal in the East? -
correct answer ✅to centralize government and impose legal and
doctrinal conformity
What did Justinian's law code provide the foundation for? -
correct answer ✅foundation of most european law
What was the empire's strength during Justinian's reign? -
correct answer ✅its more than 1,500 citities
What was Constantinople the cultural crossroad of? -
correct answer ✅cultural crossroads of asian and european
civilizations
What type of culture did Constantinople have? Define that. -
correct answer ✅hellinistic culture, greek art, education, and
culture merged with those in the middle east
Europe Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What territories did the Byzantine Empire encompass? -
correct answer ✅balkans, middle east, and eastern mediterranean
What did the Byzantine Empire maintain high levels of between
500-1450 C.E.? -
correct answer ✅political, economic, and cultural life
What did the empire continue? -
correct answer ✅flourishing from an eastern mediterranean base
after eastern roman empire decline
To where did it spread its Orthodox Christian civilization? -
correct answer ✅most of eastern europe
What did the empire benefit from? -
correct answer ✅high level of civilization in the former greek
world and the region's prosperous commerce
Under whose reign did the Byzantine Empire reach its height? -
correct answer ✅justinian
, The Byzantine Empire and Eastern
Europe Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What was the name of the huge church built by Justinian? -
correct answer ✅hagia sophia
What was the imperial goal in the East? -
correct answer ✅to centralize government and impose legal and
doctrinal conformity
What did Justinian's law code provide the foundation for? -
correct answer ✅foundation of most european law
What was the empire's strength during Justinian's reign? -
correct answer ✅its more than 1,500 citities
What was Constantinople the cultural crossroad of? -
correct answer ✅cultural crossroads of asian and european
civilizations
What type of culture did Constantinople have? Define that. -
correct answer ✅hellinistic culture, greek art, education, and
culture merged with those in the middle east
