Chapter 12-3 & 13-1

Question 1

General who strengthened the Bysantine army

Answer 1

Belisarius

Question 2

Arguably the greatest of the Byzantine emperors; he served from 527 - 565 A.D.

Answer 2

Justinian

Question 3

Emperor who provided his nephew with an excellent education, adopted him, and made him his chief advisor

Answer 3

Justin

Question 4

Helped Byzantine women win more rights

Answer 4

Theodora

Question 5

Legal scholar who worked to create a new code of laws

Answer 5

Tribonian

Question 6

One of the first 12 followers of Jesus

Answer 6

Apostle

Question 7

An early Christian follower of Jesus who helped spread His message

Answer 7

Disciple

Question 8

A story that uses everyday life events to teach a religious idea

Answer 8

Parable

Question 9

The act of rising from the dead

Answer 9

Resurrection

Question 10

Being saved from sin and allowed to enter Heaven

Answer 10

Salvation

Question 11

The Byzantine Empire reached the height of its power in the _____

Answer 11

500s A.D.

Question 12

The new capital if the Roman Empire was Constantinople, which was formerly the Greek city of _____

Answer 12

Byzantium

Question 13

When it was first established, _____ resembled other cities in the Roman Empire

Answer 13

Constantinople

Question 14

When _____ became emperor, he realized that the empire’s laws were disorganized and confusing

Answer 14

Justinian

Question 15

The Byzantine military conquered territories once part of the Roman Empire that included _____

Answer 15

Britain and Gaul

Question 16

Constantinople at first resembled cities in the Roman Empire because _____ was spoken there

Answer 16

Latin

Question 17

The _____ has been the basis for legal system in many countries

Answer 17

Justinian Code

Question 18

_____ conquered the people of Judah in 63 B.C.

Answer 18

Rome

Question 19

During the time of cruel control by the Romans, some Jews hoped that a _____ would delivered them from Roman control

Answer 19

Messiah

Question 20

One group of Jews, the _____ believed they should fight the Romans for their freedom

Answer 20

Zealots

Question 21

The _____ was an oval arena where chariot races were held

Answer 21

Hippodrome

Question 22

_____ moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to the Greek city of Byzantine

Answer 22

Constantine

Question 23

Sometime after 395 A.D., the eastern half of the Roman Empire came to be known as the _____

Answer 23

Byzantine Empire

Question 24

Between 500 and 1200 A.D., the _____ developed one of the world’s most advanced civilizations

Answer 24

Byzantines

Question 25

One of the most beautiful churches that Constantine built is the _____ in Constantinople

Answer 25

Hagia Sophia

Question 26

The Hagia Sophia became the religious center of the _____

Answer 26

Bysantine Empire

Question 27

_____ are patterns or pictures made from small pieces of colored glass or stone

Answer 27

Mosaics

Question 28

_____ wanted to restore the Roman Empire and bring back the glory of Rome

Answer 28

Justinian

Question 29

Between 533 and 555 A.D., the Byzantine military conquered territories that included Italy, northern Africa, and _____

Answer 29

Spain

Question 30

During the mid-500s A.D., a deadly disease known as the “_____,” killed millions of people. The loss of soldiers weakened the Byzantine Empire’s ability to fight wars

Answer 30

Justinian’s Plague

Question 31

After conquering Judah, Emperor Augustus replaced Jewish rulers with Roman governors called, _____

Answer 31

procurators

Question 32

In 73 A.D., the Roman 10th Legion defeated Jewish Zealots that had occupied the ancient Jewish fortress of _____

Answer 32

Masada

Question 33

In the parable the Prodigal Son, the word “prodigal” means _____

Answer 33

wasteful

Question 34

Roman officials charged Jesus with _____, or disloyalty to the government

Answer 34

treason

Question 35

The Apostle _____ was a well-educated Jew and a Roman citizen

Answer 35

Paul of Tarsus

Question 36

_____ - avoided contact with the Roman officials

Answer 36

Sadducees

Question 37

_____ - cooperated with the Romans

Answer 37

Pharisees

Question 38

_____ - they established communities in remote areas

Answer 38

Essenes