Last Friday's 7.1 Test for Seventh Grade

1. What happened in the year 726?
a. the Eastern Orthodox Church split with the Roman Catholic Church
b. Justinian became Emperor
c. Emperor Leo III banned the use of icons
d. Julius Caesar was assassinated

2. How was the Eastern Orthodox Church different than the Roman Catholic Church?
Eastern Orthodox used icons
Eastern Orthodox viewed the Emperor as a representative of Jesus on Earth
Eastern Orthodox did not view the Pope of Rome as superior to other bishops or patriarchs
all of the above

3. What happened in the year 1054?
a. the Eastern Orthodox Church split with the Roman Catholic Church
b. Justinian became Emperor
c. Emperor Leo III banned the use of icons
d. Julius Caesar was assassinated

4. Who was Tribonian?
a. scholar appointed by Justinian to reform the legal codes
b. military expert who strengthened Justinian’s army
c. last Western Roman emperor

5. Justinian and Theodora granted women the right to do what?
a. to travel without restriction
b. to own land
c. to fight in the army
d. to be priests in the church

6. Constantinople became wealthy how?
a. by discovering diamonds
b. by being a crossroads of several trade routes
c. through taxing imported products
d. because of inflation

7. Which Emperor ruled the Roman Empire at its maximum point?
a. Constantine
b. Romulus Augustulus
c. Trajan
d. Diocletian

8. Which Emperor was the first Christian Roman Emperor?
a. Constantine
b. Romulus Augustulus
c. Trajan
d. Diocletian

9. Which Roman Emperor tried to reform the government during the slow decline of the Empire?
a. Constantine
b. Romulus Augustulus
c. Trajan
d. Diocletian

10. What language was the main one spoken in the Roman Empire?
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. Romanian
d. Spanish

11. What building material was invented by Romans?
a. formica
b. concrete
c. plastic
d. glass

12. Why was Constantinople such a successful city?
a. it had safe harbors
b. it had a secure land position
c. it had a defensive wall
d. all of the above

13. Over time, the Byzantine Empire became less Roman and more ______________________________
14. Justinian appointed this person to strengthen the army ______________________________
15. Who deposed the last Western Roman Emperor and when? ______________________________ 16. Constantine moved the capital from Rome to what city? ______________________________
17. What is the long period of peace in the Empire known as? ______________________________
18. What are the special images of holy figures used in Eastern Orthodox worship called? ______________________________
19. What is a schism? ______________________________
20. What is excommunication?______________________________
21. Who wanted to reconquer the entire area of the former Roman Empire_________________________
22. Who was Alaric and what did he do? ______________________________
23. What do Eastern Orthodox Christians believe about their Emperor? ______________________________
24. Who was Justinian’s Empress? ______________________________
25. What happened in 44BC? ______________________________

26. What did Justinian accomplish when he was Emperor? ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________