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After the western Roman Empire fell to Germanic invaders in the 5th century A.D., the eastern part of the empire eventually became known as the
a) Byzantine Empire
b) Carthaginian Empire
c) Islamic Empire
d) Persian Empire

Constantinople’s location on the Bosporus Strait was one reason that the Byzantine Empire was able to
a) conquer the Russian city of Moscow
b) spread Judaism throughout western Europe
c) control key trade routes between Europe and Asia
d) unite the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches

The Justinian Code is considered a milestone because it
a) preserved many ancient Chinese legal decrees in writing
b) served as a model for European legal systems
c) became the first democratic constitution
d) united Muslim and Roman thought

Constantinople became the center of the Byzantine Empire because
a) the pope had made it the capital of the Christian world
b) it was a religious center for Muslims
c) its location made it the crossroads of Europe and Asia
d) it was geographically isolated from surrounding empires

The Byzantine Empire made its most important contribution to later civilizations by
a) recognizing the Pope as the head of the Byzantine Church
b) preserving much of the Greco-Roman heritage
c) establishing trade routes to the Americas
d) encouraging the spread of Buddhism

Which region had the greatest influence on the historical and cultural development of the Byzantine Empire?
a) Mesoamerica
b) India
c) Rome
d) Egypt

Which development is most closely associated with the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?
a) emergence of the Russian Orthodox Church
b) division of the Roman Empire
c) building of the Hagia Sophia
d) fall of Constantinople

Which historic figure is correctly paired with the empire he ruled?
a) Charlemagne — Spanish Empire
b) Peter the Great — Ottoman Empire
c) Justinian — Byzantine Empire
d) Sulieman the Magnificent — Russian Empire

Constantinople is now known as _________________
a) Old New York
b) New Amsterdam
c) Istanbul
d) Paris

One of the major achievements of Byzantine Emperor Justinian was that he
a) established a direct trade route with Ghana
b) defended the empire against the spread of Islam
c) brought Roman Catholicism to his empire
d) preserved and transmitted Greek and Roman culture

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