Compared to the classical cities of the late 4c and 5c of Western Europe, Constantinople:
was much larger and more prosperous.
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had less protection from invaders.
produced fewer scholars and works of art.
gave people greater freedom of religion and thought.
The Byzantine emperor Justinian tried to rebuild the Roman Empire by
fighting the Germanic peoples who had invaded the Empire.
CORRECT!
defeating the armies of Islam.
recognizing the Pope as the highest authority in the Church.
signing treaties with the Huns.
Constantinople’s location had all of the following advantages EXCEPT
being midway between the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.
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being a crossroads for trade by land and sea.
being easy to defend.
having a harbor on a major strait.
Byzantine artists made a lasting impact in the areas of
religious art, mosaics, and architecture.
CORRECT!
charcoal and watercolors.
sculpture and painting.
carpet weaving and textiles.
Under Justinian, the old Roman Empire was
restored almost to its former borders.
CORRECT!!
conquered by the Persian Empire.
made more democratic.
threatened by Muslim armies.
Today, the person most likely to study Justinian’s Code would be a
legal scholar.
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professor of surgery.
mathematician.
philosopher.
The Byzantine Empire made its most important contribution to later civilizations by
preserving much of the Greco-Roman heritage.
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defeating the Hun invaders.
trading with merchants from the Middle East.
recognizing the Pope as head of the Byzantine Church.
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