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GEOGRAPHY PART 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
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-Guarantee passing score -39 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: List several ways the influence of the Byzantine Empire is still around today
Answer:
food, some culture, and government
Question 2: What year did Justinian die?
Answer:
565 CE
Question 3: What is the Hagia Sophia and where was it built?
Answer:
A beautiful and massive church built in Constantinople Question 4: Even though Justine 1 was considered a great leader by many, what problems did he leave the Byzantine Empire after his death?
Answer:
His successors were forced with a lot of tax to the citizens. The imperial army was stretched to thin.
Question 5: What was Justinian's wife Theodora like?
Answer:
Intelligent and one of his closest advisors and supporters
Question 6: To where was Justinian able to expand the Byzantine Empire?
Answer:
The Western Roman Empire
Question 7: How was Justinian a very fortunate child?
Answer:
His uncle was a rising star in the emperors imperial guard
Question 8: What empire defeated and destroyed the Byzantine Empire in 1453 CE?
Answer:
the Ottoman Empire Question 9: What two continents did the Byzantine Empire serve as an in-between or a buffer to?
Answer:
Europe and Asia
Question 10: What religion did the Constatine embrace?
Answer:
Christianity
Question 11: What did the Council of Chalcedon decide in 451 CE?
Answer:
the division of the Christian world into five partriarchates Question 12: Who started attacking the Byzantine Empire in 634 CE? What lands did they take from the Byzantine Empire?
Answer:
The Muslims began attacking the Byzantines. They lost Syria, the Holy Land, Egypt, North Africa to Islamic forces too thin.
Question 13: Why did the Eastern Empire or Byzantine Empire were able to survive much longer than the Western Empire?
Answer:
They were more stronger, had an administrative center, had more wealth and control, and had internal political stability
Question 14: What type of religious building did the Hagia Sophia become?
Answer:
the city's leading mosque
Question 15: What happened in Constantinople in the 540's?
Answer:
A horrible plague, Justinian got sick from it but he recovered
Question 16: What did the Byzantine Empire decide to do in 1054 CE?
Answer:
the Catholic church split Question 17: How did the Byzantine emperor become the spiritual leader of most Eastern Christians?
Answer:
The Byzantine emperor was the patriarch of Constantinople, and the head of both church and state
Question 18: From what years did Justinian 1 reign or rule?
Answer:
527-565
Question 19: What happened to the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine 11?
Answer:
he died in a battle Question 20: What groups of people had more rights because of the Justinian Code?
Answer:
Slaves and Women
Question 21: What did Byzantine art focus on?
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Religion Question 22: What group of people did the Byzantine Empire fight against for control of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea?
Answer:
Muslims
Question 23: Why were many people unhappy with Justinian's rule?
Answer:
he had high taxes for his army and building projects Question 24: What part of the Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire?
Answer:
The Eastern Roman Empire Question 25: During the 700s and 800s CE, what did some Byzantine Empires try to deny?
Answer:
holiness of icons and prohibited their worship or veneration.Question 26: What is the city of Constantinople called today? What modern country is it located in?
Answer:
Istanbul and Turkey Question 27: Under what emperor did the Byzantine Empire reach its peak in power?
Answer:
Justinian 1 Question 28: What started happening to the Byzantine Empire from 1200s CE to 1400s CE?
Answer:
it started falling