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| Byzantion's name was changed to |
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| How did the Byzantine Empire get its name? |
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| from old Greek city of Byzantion |
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| name of Byzantion's harbor |
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4 reasons why Byzantion was appealing to Constantine |
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could be easily defended and protected
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had an excellent harbor
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city had a strategic location on the Bosporus Straights
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located in the center of the richer part of the Roman Empire
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| Byzantine empire continued to 1453 until what event? |
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| Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks |
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| The Byzantine Empire, at its height, included which lands? |
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Greece
the Balkans
Anatolia
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
NE Africa |
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| Which laws, institutions and traditions did the Bysantine Empire inherit and adapt? |
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| political system in which the head of the state is also the head of the church |
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Which of the following does not belong?
a. large, complex bureaucracy
b. caesaropapism
c. absolute rulership
d. separation between church and state
e. elaborate court etiquette
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| separation of church and state (all others are features of the Byzantium political system) |
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| Greatest of the early Byzantine emperors |
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Which does not belong:
a. issued the Corpus iuris civilis
b. large parts of Western Roman Empire were
reconquered
c. established social rules known as etiquette
d. building the Church of Hagia Sophia
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| established social rules known as etiquette (all other terms describe Justinian) |
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| tecnological military advancement that helped Byzantines keep their hold on Anatolia, Greece and the Balkans |
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| religion that posed a challenge to the Byzantine Empire |
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| system created by Byzantine rulers to protect and efficiently govern their empire |
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Which does not belong:
a. peasants were given land in exchange for military
service
b. absolute dictatorship
c. generals responsible for protecting and governing
provinces
d. efficient fighting force for the empire was provided
e. resurgence of Byzantium in 9th - 11th centuries |
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| What is the Corpus iuris civilis? |
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| "Body of Civil Law" that was a reorganization of Roman law |
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| Name four major differences that existed between Byzantium and Western Europe. |
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1. Caesaropapist emperors dominated the Byzantine
Church
2. The Christian church of Constantinople conducted its
services in Greek
3. W. European rulers attacked territory held by
Byzantine emperors
4. Byzantine emperors resented empires established by
rulers in W. Europe.
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| "breadbasket of the empire" |
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| Egypt, then Anatolia and lower Danube regions |
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| what role did banking and business partnerships play in the Byzantine economy |
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| important, integral part of the Byzantine economy |
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- Which is true:
- When the Byzantine empire suported a large class of free landowning peasants the economy was strongest
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- when land was concentrated in the hands of a wealthy elite, the Byzantine economy was at its strongest
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| TRUE: When the Byzantine empire suported a large class of free landowning peasants the economy was strongest |
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| a center of the rich trade in the empire |
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How did the Byzantine crafts workers contribute to the economy?
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By producing goods such as glassware, linen, wool, gems, jewelry, and items in gold and silver.
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| What action of the Byzantine government indicated its support of the making of silk? |
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| the craftspeople were able to make silk as fine as the Chinese and the government even supervised its production |
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| what role did the revival of the Silk Road play on the Byzantine economy? |
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| Opened up new trade routes for the Byzantium economy and helped Constantinople establish itself as center of trade and commerce |
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| Europe's largest city from 5th through 13th centuries |
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| place where mass entertainment took occurred |
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| What were the names of the two political parties? |
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| Greens and Blues who took their names from two of the four colors worn by the circus charioteers. |
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| Which party represented the lower classes? |
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Which political party favored orthodoxy and represented the upper classes? |
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Which is true?
a. After 6th century Greek replaced Latin as the language of government
b. After 6th century Latin replaced Greek as the language of government |
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Which does not belong?
a. In state run schools, students are trained in Greek
classics of literature, philosophy and science
b. the classics of ancient Greece were kept alive by
Byzantine scholars
c. Religious matters were debated in terms of classical
philosophy
d. State run schools produced bureaucrats trained in
military strategy
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| Byzantine Church also known as |
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| The Eastern Orthodox Church |
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