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BYZANTINE EMPIRE VOC EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: oval arena where chariot races and other events were held

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Hippodrome Question 2: explanation and reorganization of the empire's laws; has been the basis for the legal systems of almost every country in the Western world

Answer:

Justinian's Code

Question 3: people considered holy by followers

Answer:

saints

Question 4: related to or existing in the Middle Ages

Answer:

medieval

Question 5: another name for Constantinople

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"New Rome"

Question 6: of or relating to the law

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legal

Question 7: ruler of Byzantine Empire at the height of its power

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Justinian Question 8: new name given to Byzantium by Constantine - capital of eastern Roman Empire

Answer:

Constantinople

Question 9: to bring back to an original state

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restore

Question 10: Empress of Byzantine Empire; wife of Justinian

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Theodora Question 11: Emperor of eastern Roman Empire who moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium, latter renaming it Constantinople

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Constantine Question 12: Justinian ordered this church to be built; it means "Holy Wisdom"; was the largest cathedral in the world for 1,000 years; converted to a mosque and is now a museum

Answer:

Hagia Sophia

Question 13: motifs or images created by an arrangement of colored glass or stone

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mosaics

Question 14: a separation or division from a church

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schism Question 15: a gifted general who helped to strengthen and reorganize the Byzantine Empire; brought about the cavalry (soldiers mounted on horses)armor, bows and lances (never trusted by Justinian)

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Belasarius Question 16: originally founded by Byzas; Constantine moved the capital of eastern Roman Empire from Rome to this city; later named Constantinople; modern day Istanbul

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Byzantium Question 17: period of time between the fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476 to about 1500

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Middle Ages

Question 18: a follower of Islam

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Muslim

Question 19: all things blending / combining Greek and Roman ideas

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Greco-Roman Question 20: strait which separates Europe from Asia and connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara

Answer:

Bosporus

Question 21: weapon used to repel attacks in Constantinople; flammable mixture of sulfur, naptha, and quicklime when ignited became liquid fire

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Greek fire

Question 22: land mass surrounded by water on three sides

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peninsula Question 23: deadly disease that swept through Europe and Asia during the mid-500s, killing millions, including Justinian's soldiers

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Justinian's Plague

Question 24: separates Europe from Asia

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Mediterranean Sea Question 25: city in modern Turkey which was named Byzantium originally and then Constantinople

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Istanbul