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1. What empire split into two with the eastern portion becoming the Byzantine Empire?

A Roman Empire B Greek Empire C Chinese Empire D Persian Empire

2. What city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

A Alexandria B Jerusalem C Rome D Constantinople

3. What Byzantine emperor embraced Christianity and made it the religion of the empire?

A Augustus B Commodus C Constantine D Justinian

4. How long did the Byzantine Empire remain in power after the fall of Rome and the Western Roman Empire?

A 500 years B 300 years C 100 years D 1000 years

5. What was the Corpus of Civil Law?

A A test lawyers must pass before they could practice law B A single book that recorded all of the Roman laws C A list of people who had broken the law D A pledge that people said before the Roman court started

6. What emperor brought the Byzantine Empire to its peak of power?

A Valentinian I B Justinian I C Zeno D Arcadius

7. What is the Hagia Sofia?

A A church in Constantinople built by Justinian I B A castle for the emperor built by Arcadius C A statue to the Virgin Mary built by Zeno D A towering statue built in the honor of Constantine

8. What marked the end of the Byzantine Empire?

A The fall of the city of Rome to Odoacer B The start of the Renaissance in Italy C The death of Justinian I D The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire

9. Who did the Byzantine Empire constantly fight with for control over the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean?

A The Muslims B The Greeks C The Egyptians D The Romans

10. What is the name of the city of Constantinople today?

A Thessaloniki B Istanbul C Ankara D Athens

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