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Chapter 9 Byzantine Empire
Over Chapter 9 in World History
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History
10th Grade
10/30/2010

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What lands were controlled by Byzantine Empire?
Definition

Eastern Mediterranean

Balkan Empire

Northern Middle East

North Africa

Term
The Capitol of the Byzantine empire was..
Definition
Constantinople
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What places did Byzantine empire bring to civilization
Definition
Siberia and Central Asia
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How were Eastern Europe and Western Europe alike?

 

Definition

Civilization spread northward from centers in the Mediterranean

Both looked to the Greco-Roman past for cultural inspiration

Monotheism replaced polytheism

Trading activities linked the new civilizations with the major hubs of commerce

Term
How were the civilizations different?
Definition

Little contact with each other

They produced differnt versions of Christianity

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True or False

Latin replaced Greek as the official language of the Byzantine Empire

Definition
False
Term

True or False

The Byzantine Empire faced few attacks from its neighbors and spent the years 600-1450 in relative peace

 

Definition
False
Term
What were Justinian's achievements?
Definition

Construction of a church called the Hagia Sophia

Reuniting much of the Roman Empire during his rule

Creating a uniform of Roman legal code

Term

True or False

The Byzantine Empire shrunk and was mostly centered in the southern Balkans, and in the werstern and central parts of Turkey

Definition
True
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True or False

The war with the Arabs weakened the Byzantine Empire economically

Definition
True
Term
What was the result of the wars between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria?
Definition
The Bulgarians became part of the Byzantine Empire after Basil II stabbed the eyes out of 15,000 Bulgarians.
Term
What is true about the Byzantine Emperor?
Definition

Emperor could appoint church bishops

Women could be emperor

The emperor was chosen by God

Emperor could pass religious and church laws

The emperor had to take part in elaborate court rituals

Term
What is true about the Byzantine Empire economy and society?
Definition

The empire was involved in long distance trade with Asia, Russia, Scandinavia, and others

The government regulated trade

THe Byzantine produced many luxury items such as silk, carpet, and spices

The government controls food prices

Term
Which of the following were true about the political structure?
Definition

Officials close to the emperor were mainly eunuchs.

Outsiders were allowed to join the military and they were rewarded with grants of land

Bureaucrats were chosen from any social class and had to be highly educated.

The state controlled the church and appointed church officials.

D.
E.
Term

True or False

Byzantine art focused on religious icons and were often done in a mosaic style.

Definition
True
Term

True or False

The Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church officially split from one another over differing interpretations of church rituals and policies.

 

Definition
True
Term

True or False

The Byzantine Empire served as a buffer between western Europe and the Muslim lands iand nomadic peoples in the east.

Definition
True
Term

True or False

The Byzantine Empire was attacked by Turks and Western Europeans during it's slow decline as an empire

Definition
True
Term
How did Christianity impacted Eastern Europe?
Definition

Spread eastern orthodox christianity into eastern europe.

Created a written alphabet for the people called Cyrillic

 

Term

True or False

People from Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, etc.) settled in Russia and eventually started the kingdom of Kievan Rus'

Definition
True
Term

True or False

Conversion to Christianity in Kievan Rus' occurred because people readily converted because of the convincing arguments given by the orthodox missionaries

Definition
False
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How did Eastern Europe impact Byzantine Empire?
Definition

The layout of orthodox churches.

Ornate churchs with iconic art.

the idea that the king should have some control over the religion

Creating formal law codes

Term

True or False

The Mongols disrupted eastern european civilization in the mid 13th century.

 

Definition
True
Term

True or False

The mongol occupation of Russia served to keep Russia separate from developments in Western Europe for over 200 years

 

Definition
True
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