1. CHAPTER 7 PRE-TEST

2. 1. The Byzantine Empire lasted over ________ years! a. 500 b. 750 c. 1000 d. 1250

3. C. 1000 YEARS

4. 2. The Emperor ____________ founded Constantinople on the ruins of a Greek city called Byzantium. a. Augustus b. Constantine c. Alexander d. Julius Caesar

5. b. Constantine

6. 3. The greatest emperor of the Byzantine Empire after Constantine was ____________. a. Alexander b. Justinian c. Nero d. Leo X

7. b. Justinian

8. 4. During the Byzantine Empire, the Christian church split into two main groups: Roman Catholic and __________ Orthodox. a. Western b. Southern c. Northern d. Eastern

10. 6. _____________ directed his lawyers to codify, organize and revise 1000 years of Roman law, which created a valuable, lasting heritage for the whole Western world. Most law codes of today are based on this work. a. Constantine b. Alexander c. Augustine d. Justinian

12. 7. Byzantine architecture was most fully expressed in churches; the most noticeable feature was the __________ on each church.. a. marble b. dome c. gold d. steeple

13. b. dome

14. 8. Constantinople was finally conquered by the _______________ in 1453. a.Mongols b.Romans c. Barbarians d.Muslims (Ottoman empire)

15. D. Muslims

16. 9. The early church split in half when the leaders of the two groups ____________ each other. a. hated b. made war on c. refused to speak to d. excommunicated

18. 10. An ___________ is a kind of painting of holy people that was mistakenly worshipped by people in the Byzantine churches. a. icing b. idol c. icon d. idle

19. c. icon

20. 11. Who was the leader of the Church in the West? a.The Pope b.The Eastern Patriarch c.The Bishop d.The Emperor

21. a.The Pope

22. 12. Which of the following in NOT true about Theodora? a.She convinced Justinian to stay in Constantinople during a revolt. b.She helped to reunite the Eastern and Western Churches. c.She influenced the development of Byzantine law. d.She was Justinian’s wife.

23. b.She helped to reunite the Eastern and Western Churches.

24. 13. The ruler of Kievan Rus was called a. King b. Czar c. Empire d. Pope

25. b. Czar

26. 14. During Justinian reign workers built a.Circus Marims b.Coliseum c.Hagia Sophia d.Parthenon

27. c.Hagia Sophia

28. 15. a religious image that is regarded as sacred A.Autocrat B.excommunicate C.Charter D. Icon E. Tundra

29. D. Icon

30. 16. an official document in which rights are given by a government to a person or group A. Autocrat B. Excommunicate C. charter D. Icon E. Tundra

31. C. charter

32. 17. a single ruler with absolute power A. Autocrat B. Excommunicate C. charter D. Icon E. Tundra

33. A. Autocrat

34. 18. to expel from the church A. Autocrat B. Excommunicate C. charter D. Icon E. Tundra

35. B. Excommunicate

36. 19. a plain without trees in an arctic region A. Autocrat B. Excommunicate C. charter D. Icon E. Tundra

38. 20. a large group of people who share the same language and cultural heritage A. Steppe C. Boyar E. Ethnic group B. Czar D. Mercenary

39. E. Ethnic group

40. 21. the Russian noble A. Steppe C. Boyar E. Ethnic group B. Czar D. Mercenary

41. C. Boyar

42. 22. a soldier paid to serve in a foreign army A. Steppe C. Boyar E. Ethnic group B. Czar D. Mercenary

44. 23. a great plain with few trees anywhere in southeastern Europe or Asia A. Steppe C. Boyar E. Ethnic group B. Czar D. Mercenary

45. A. Steppe

46. 24. the Russian word for Caesar, which means “emperor” A. Steppe C. Boyar E. Ethnic group B. Czar D. Mercenary

47. B. Czar

48. TRUE OR FALSE

49. Constantinople was surrounded on 3 sides by water.

50. TRUE

51. Constantinople’s geographical location provided unsafe harbors for ship travel.

52. FALSE

53. Constantinople was located at an important land route that linked Europe and Asia (Silk Road)

54. TRUE

55. Emperor Constantine decided to relocate the capital to the Greek city of Byzantium.

56. TRUE

57. The Byzantium was called the city of new Rome.

58. TRUE