The Byzantine Empire Chapter 11,
Section 1 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Justinian -
correct answer ✅a high-ranking Byzantine nobleman who
succeeded his uncle to the throne of the Eastern Empire
Belisarius -
correct answer ✅Justinian's best general
What did Justinian do in effort to regain Rome's fading glory? -
correct answer ✅He sent Belisarius to recover North Africa from
the invading Germanic tribes. They quickly succeeded.
How many times did Rome change hands? -
correct answer ✅Six times
Justinian could call himself what? -
correct answer ✅A new Caesar.
How did the Byzantine emperors rule? -
correct answer ✅With absolute power. They appointed an
dismissed bishops at will. Their politics were brutal, and often
deadly. Emperors lived under constant risk of assassination.
, The Byzantine Empire Chapter 11,
Section 1 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What language did most of the people speak? -
correct answer ✅Greek, and few spoke Latin anymore
Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to... -
correct answer ✅Regulate Byzantium's increasingly complex
society
The panel created a... -
correct answer ✅Single, uniform code known as the Justinian
Code
What were the four works of the Justinian Code? -
correct answer ✅The Code, the Digest, the Institutes and the
Novellae
The Code -
correct answer ✅Contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were
still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire
Section 1 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Justinian -
correct answer ✅a high-ranking Byzantine nobleman who
succeeded his uncle to the throne of the Eastern Empire
Belisarius -
correct answer ✅Justinian's best general
What did Justinian do in effort to regain Rome's fading glory? -
correct answer ✅He sent Belisarius to recover North Africa from
the invading Germanic tribes. They quickly succeeded.
How many times did Rome change hands? -
correct answer ✅Six times
Justinian could call himself what? -
correct answer ✅A new Caesar.
How did the Byzantine emperors rule? -
correct answer ✅With absolute power. They appointed an
dismissed bishops at will. Their politics were brutal, and often
deadly. Emperors lived under constant risk of assassination.
, The Byzantine Empire Chapter 11,
Section 1 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What language did most of the people speak? -
correct answer ✅Greek, and few spoke Latin anymore
Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to... -
correct answer ✅Regulate Byzantium's increasingly complex
society
The panel created a... -
correct answer ✅Single, uniform code known as the Justinian
Code
What were the four works of the Justinian Code? -
correct answer ✅The Code, the Digest, the Institutes and the
Novellae
The Code -
correct answer ✅Contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were
still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire
