8.6 The Byzantine Empire Rises Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is a strait? -
correct answer ✅A narrow body of water that connects two large
bodies of water and separates two areas of land.
What is the Cyrillic alphabet based on? -
correct answer ✅The letters of the Greek alphabet.
Why might Justinian be considered a successful emperor? -
correct answer ✅He enlarged the empire,
rebuilt Hagia Sophia,
conquered many territories,
wrote important laws.
Why might Justinian be considered a failure? -
correct answer ✅He weakened the empire by spending too much
money.
Which two influences helped shape and spread Byzantine culture? -
correct answer ✅Byzantine culture blended Greco-Roman
traditions with those of Eastern Orthodox Christianity through
Byzantine missionaries.
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is a strait? -
correct answer ✅A narrow body of water that connects two large
bodies of water and separates two areas of land.
What is the Cyrillic alphabet based on? -
correct answer ✅The letters of the Greek alphabet.
Why might Justinian be considered a successful emperor? -
correct answer ✅He enlarged the empire,
rebuilt Hagia Sophia,
conquered many territories,
wrote important laws.
Why might Justinian be considered a failure? -
correct answer ✅He weakened the empire by spending too much
money.
Which two influences helped shape and spread Byzantine culture? -
correct answer ✅Byzantine culture blended Greco-Roman
traditions with those of Eastern Orthodox Christianity through
Byzantine missionaries.
