Chapter 9 - The Middle Ages In Europe

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1.

What became the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
- A.
  
  Byzantinum
- B.
  
  Rome
- C.
  
  Constantinople
2.

Most of the people in Constantinople spoke what language?
- A.
  
  Italian
- B.
  
  Greek
- C.
  
  French
3.

What are holy objects from the past?
- A.
  
  Relics
- B.
  
  Saints
- C.
  
  Holy
4.

Who was the greatest of all Byzantine Emperors?
- A.
  
  Constantine
- B.
  
  Caesar
- C.
  
  Justinian
5.

Why was Justinian considered a great emperor?
- A.
  
  He tried to win back the Roman lands in the West
- B.
  
  He put together a code of laws
- C.
  
  He made Constantinople
- D.
  
  All of the above
6.

What was the greatest thing that Justinian did?
- A.
  
  He tried to win back the Roman lands in the West.
- B.
  
  He put together a code of laws.
- C.
  
  He made Constantinople.
7.

Did the code of Justinian later help shape the legal systems of Europe and the United States?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
8.

Justinian built one of the world's most beautiful churches. The name of the church was what?
- A.
  
  Hippodrome
- B.
  
  Hagia Sophia
- C.
  
  Colosseum
9.

What was Justinian's motto?
- A.
  
  "One Empire, one church, one law"
- B.
  
  "One Empire, one church, many laws" "One Empire, one church, many laws"
- C.
  
  "Many empires, one church, one law"
10.

What happened after Justinian died?
- A.
  
  Garbage filled the streets and as it decayed, it spread the plague
- B.
  
  Civil War broke out
- C.
  
  Turks attacked the empire, took control of Constantinople and changed its name to Istanbul
- D.
  
  All of the above
11.

What later became the capital of the Ottoman Empire?
- A.
  
  Rome
- B.
  
  Constantinople
- C.
  
  Istanbul
12.

Did the Slavs have a written language?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
13.

Who invented the Cyrillic alphabet?
- A.
  
  Cyril and Methodius
- B.
  
  Justinian
- C.
  
  Constantine
14.

In A.D. 989, what became the official religion of Russia?
- A.
  
  Roman Catholic
- B.
  
  Eastern Orthodox
- C.
  
  Judaism
15.

What is the date that Russia was founded?
- A.
  
  A.D. 776
- B.
  
  A.D. 992
- C.
  
  A.D. 862
16.

In the year Russia was founded, who was the ruler?
- A.
  
  Prince Rurik
- B.
  
  Alexander
- C.
  
  Daniel
17.

The Grand Prince of Kiev got Russia together. But when he died, things fell apart. Why did Kiev fall?
- A.
  
  His sons divided the kingdom among themselves, fought & weakened the kingdom
- B.
  
  Trade with Constantinople was stopped
- C.
  
  In 1240, Mongol armies took control of Kiev and destroyed it
- D.
  
  All of the above
18.

Who beat the Swedes at the Neva River? He got the nickname "Nevsky."
- A.
  
  Daniel
- B.
  
  Ivan
- C.
  
  Alexander
19.

By the late 1400s, what became the most powerful city in Russia?
- A.
  
  Kiev
- B.
  
  Moscow
- C.
  
  Leningrad
20.

Who was the founder of modern Russia? He freed Russia from foreign rule and set up a government. His wife helped him to take complete power of both the church and the government.
- A.
  
  Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible
- B.
  
  Prince Rurik
- C.
  
  Ivan III or Ivan the Great
21.

What became the center of the Russian church and the Russian government? It is still the center of government in Russia.
- A.
  
  Kremlin
- B.
  
  Moscow
- C.
  
  Hippodrome
22.

Who was a good military leader but also a cruel man? He had his soldiers kill thousands of men and he beat one of his sons to death.
- A.
  
  Ivan III or Ivan the Great
- B.
  
  Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible
- C.
  
  Augustus Caesar
23.

In AD 800, one king was strong enough to unite all of Western Europe. What was his name?
- A.
  
  Justinian
- B.
  
  Constantine
- C.
  
  Charlemagne
24.

Who was the Viking that landed on an island on the northeast coast of North America? He called it Vinland but now it's known as Newfoundland.
- A.
  
  Canute
- B.
  
  Leif Eriksson
- C.
  
  Edward the Confessor