AP World History: The Byzantine
Empire Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
When was the Byzantine Empire born? -
correct answer ✅In 395
What was the Byantine Empire originally called? -
correct answer ✅The Eastern Roman Empire
When did the Byzantine Empire change its name and why? -
correct answer ✅In 610, because Emperor Heraclius changed the
official language from Latin to Greek.
Why was the location of Constantinople advantageous? -
correct answer ✅Because it was located on the Bosphorous Strait,
which linked the Black and Mediterranean Sea, where enormous
amounts of trade coursed through.
5. Which Emperors worked on Constantinople and what did they
do? -
correct answer ✅Emperor Constantine greatly expanded the city,
and Emperor Justinian rebuilt protectives walls and constructed the
famed cathedral Hagia Sophia.
Empire Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
When was the Byzantine Empire born? -
correct answer ✅In 395
What was the Byantine Empire originally called? -
correct answer ✅The Eastern Roman Empire
When did the Byzantine Empire change its name and why? -
correct answer ✅In 610, because Emperor Heraclius changed the
official language from Latin to Greek.
Why was the location of Constantinople advantageous? -
correct answer ✅Because it was located on the Bosphorous Strait,
which linked the Black and Mediterranean Sea, where enormous
amounts of trade coursed through.
5. Which Emperors worked on Constantinople and what did they
do? -
correct answer ✅Emperor Constantine greatly expanded the city,
and Emperor Justinian rebuilt protectives walls and constructed the
famed cathedral Hagia Sophia.
