Byzantine Empire/Islam Quiz
Review Sheet
Vocabulary: Some of these terms will need to be explained in greater detail than a simple definition.
1. Constantine
2. Hagia Sophia
3. Autocrat
4. Justinian’s Code
5. Theodora
6. Patriarch
7. Icons
8. Great Schism (Just a general definition. More specific questions are below.)
9. Turks
10. Kiev
11. Golden Horde
12. Cyrillic
13. Steppe
14. Boyars
15. Ivan the Great (be detailed)
16. Ivan the IV (aka Ivan the Terrible)
17. Bedouin
18. Islam (translation)
19. Muslim (translation)
20. “People of the Book”
21. Quran (translation)
22. Sultan (translation)
General Questions
1. What are the three names of the city that was the center of the Byzantine Empire? (Put them in order.)
2. In what year did Constantine establish the new capital of the Roman Empire?
3. What was the main reason why Constantinople allowed the Eastern Roman Empire to become so wealthy?
4. What were the accomplishments of Justinian?
5. What were the main differences between Christians in Western Europe and Christians in Eastern Europe? (Be very specific)
6. Why did the pope famously excommunicate a Byzantine emperor?
7. What are the modern names of the Western Church and the Eastern Church?
8. Which group conquered the city of Constantinople and in what year?
9. What was the first capital of Russia?
10. Where did Russia get its name?
11. What were the impacts of the Mongol conquest of Russia?
12. What city did Muhammad live the majority of his life and in what modern –day country is it located?
13. To what city did Muhammad have to flee to for safety, and where Islam began to spread?
14. List the ways Islam is similar to Christianity and Judaism.
15. What is the major dispute between Sunni and Shiite Muslims?
16. What rights do women have according to the Quran?
Be sure you can list and completely explain the Five Pillars of Islam. This will be nearly half of the test’s value.