Chapter 10 Test

Question 0

Theodora

Answer 0

Wife of Justinian who was Empress of Byzantine Empire. Was very influential on Justinian

Question 1

Autocrat

Answer 1

Sole ruler with complete authority- Justinian was one of these

Question 2

Icons

Answer 2

Holy images that were cause for dispute. They divided the Church in the Byzantine Empire and in Western Europe.

Question 3

Patriarch

Answer 3

Highest church officials appointed by the Byzantine emperor.

Question 4

Schism

Answer 4

A permanent split between the Eastern Greek Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church

Question 5

Czar

Answer 5

Ivan the Great claimed this title who he said had authority like that of God.

Question 6

Time of Trouble

Answer 6

The disorderly years of Russia from 1604 to 1613

Question 7

Ethnic Groups

Answer 7

Large group of people who share the same language and culture.

Question 8

Ivan the Great

Answer 8

Ruler who was Russia’s first czar

Question 9

Genghiz Khan

Answer 9

Chief who united the Mongols of Central Asia.

Question 10

Which group of people formed the backbone of the Byzantine Empire?

Answer 10

The peasants

Question 11

What was the collapse of the Byzantine Empire due in part to?

Answer 11

War and other armies

Question 12

How were Byzantine artists able to make a lasting impact?

Answer 12

They were able to do this through religious art and architecture.

Question 13

What happened to Constantinople under Ottoman rule?

Answer 13

It ended up becoming a center of Muslim culture.

Question 14

Unlike the Roman Catholics, what did the Byzantine clergy practice?

Answer 14

They practices the covenant of marriage.

Question 15

What provided a natural highway for the Russians?

Answer 15

The Southern Steppe.

Question 16

How did Mongol rule affect Russia’s relations with Western Europe?

Answer 16

It isolated Russia from the West

Question 17

Why did Jewish refugees flee Western Europe?

Answer 17

The fled because Christian Europeans persecuted them.

Question 18

Why were Eastern European kingdoms so often invaded?

Answer 18

There were very few geographic barriers.

Question 19

Under whose power did the Serbian state reach the height of its power?

Answer 19

Stefan Dusan

Question 20

What were three ways Justinian tried to restore the glory of Rome to the Byzantine empire?

Answer 20

{1} He conquered the western provinces of North Africa, Italy, and Spain.
{2} He beautified Constantinople, which included the building of the great Hagia Sophia
{3} He collected and revised ancient and Roman Laws that helped him establish Justinian’s code.