Byzantine Empire S.S. Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Constantine -
correct answer ✅emperor of the Byzantine empire; established
Constantinople (named for himself) as the capital of the eastern
Roman empire; converted to Christianity; stopped persecution of
Christians
Constantinople -
correct answer ✅capital of the eastern Roman empire; Byzantium
later renamed by Constantine as Constantinople and now modern
day Istanbul; became rich and successful due to trade - crossroads
between 2 continents; water on 3 sides and a wall on the 4th for
protection
Justinian -
correct answer ✅emperor during the Byzantine empire's golden
age; ruled from 527 to 565; determined to revive ancient Rome by
recovering lands that had been overrun by invaders; drove the
barbarians out of Italy, North Africa, and Spain; helped to expand
the empire; built hospitals, churches, bridges, libraries, parks;
rebuilt Constantinople after the Nika rebellion
Justinian's Code -
correct answer ✅popular name for a massive collection of laws
(Corpus Juris Civilis, or "Body of Civil Law"); Justinian set up a
, Byzantine Empire S.S. Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
commission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of ancient
Rome; influenced many Western legal codes
Theodora -
correct answer ✅- wife of Justinian; shrewd politician, served as
advisor and co-ruler to Justinian and even pursued her own
policies; helped save the empire during the Nika rebellion
Icon -
correct answer ✅holy images
Patriarch -
correct answer ✅highest church officials
Schism -
correct answer ✅split
Hagia Sophia -
correct answer ✅largest of 25 cathedrals built during the reign of
Justinian; religious center of the Byzantine empire; became a
mosque when Turks took empire over and now a museum; plain
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Constantine -
correct answer ✅emperor of the Byzantine empire; established
Constantinople (named for himself) as the capital of the eastern
Roman empire; converted to Christianity; stopped persecution of
Christians
Constantinople -
correct answer ✅capital of the eastern Roman empire; Byzantium
later renamed by Constantine as Constantinople and now modern
day Istanbul; became rich and successful due to trade - crossroads
between 2 continents; water on 3 sides and a wall on the 4th for
protection
Justinian -
correct answer ✅emperor during the Byzantine empire's golden
age; ruled from 527 to 565; determined to revive ancient Rome by
recovering lands that had been overrun by invaders; drove the
barbarians out of Italy, North Africa, and Spain; helped to expand
the empire; built hospitals, churches, bridges, libraries, parks;
rebuilt Constantinople after the Nika rebellion
Justinian's Code -
correct answer ✅popular name for a massive collection of laws
(Corpus Juris Civilis, or "Body of Civil Law"); Justinian set up a
, Byzantine Empire S.S. Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
commission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of ancient
Rome; influenced many Western legal codes
Theodora -
correct answer ✅- wife of Justinian; shrewd politician, served as
advisor and co-ruler to Justinian and even pursued her own
policies; helped save the empire during the Nika rebellion
Icon -
correct answer ✅holy images
Patriarch -
correct answer ✅highest church officials
Schism -
correct answer ✅split
Hagia Sophia -
correct answer ✅largest of 25 cathedrals built during the reign of
Justinian; religious center of the Byzantine empire; became a
mosque when Turks took empire over and now a museum; plain
