eQuizShow
Byzantine Empire
Emperors
Question: ________ became the first emperor to establish Christianity as the empire's main religion. He even named a city after himself. He was a brilliant strategist, and made many great achievements that are still greatly recognized today.
Answer: Constantine
The first in the column of important figures, the first emperor to follow Christianity, get it?
Question: Created a large siege weapon, and was a great military leader. Enacted a brutal revenge on a certain nation.A. Julius Caesar
B. Donald Trump
C. Basil
D. George Washington
Answer: Its---------- B. Donald Trump!!!!!!!!!!
JK JK!
It's actually C. Basil
Question: Tenderized meat between their thighs as they rode, very reliant on horses. Conquested through much of Asia.A. Hungary
B. Egyptians
C. Sumerians
D. The Huns
Answer: D. The Huns
No, it was obviously Hungary.
Question: Though not coming from the greatest of backgrounds, they made their way to one of the top positions and are very strong willed.
Answer: Theodora
Not every important figure is male you know.........
Question: _________ was a strong emperor that did not leave room for question of their rule.
Answer: Justinian
This guy was a real dictator, in fact did you know he (------ - ----- -- ------?) oops, can't spoil it.
Defense
Question: Free Point!
Answer: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Question: What was wrong with the previous types of walls in Rome?A. They were too tall
B. They collapsed from the frequent earthquakes
C. They weren't made of brick
D. It was a walrus
Answer: B. They collapsed from the frequent earthquakes
I dunno about the walruses; were walruses even a species back then?
Question: What did the people in Constantinople build the outer walls out of?
Answer: Limestone.
They obviously used bricks. And plastic.
Question: The empire created a large _______ to protect the city from ______ attacks.
Answer: chainnavy
or ocean or ships or whatever
Question: What happened that made all the Roman citizens work together?
Answer: The walls collapsed from a large series of earthquakes, and the Huns decided to invade the Empire.
The players' category
Question: Which religion did Constantine unite Rome with?
Answer: Christianity
Hey, I'm not telling you who wrote this question.
Question: Free Point!
Answer: Who doesn't like free points?
Question: What kind of mortar was used to keep up the walls during earthquakes?A. Brick
B. Wood
C. Plastic
D. Limestone
Answer: D. Limestone
Plastic is pretty strong too you know! .......at least I think
Question: What was the Justinian Code? (Choose the best answer)A. Justinian's code made because he's arrogant
B. A car brand
C. A code made in 529 that gave power to the emperor
D. Justin Bieber being weird
Answer: C. A code made in 529 that gave power to the emperor
By the way, choice D came from a friend that has yet to learn about the Roman empire
Question: A strait is a........ (Fill in the blanks with the word bank correctly)___1___ body of __2___ that cuts through ____3____ and ___4___ two larger bodies of ___2____.
water
narrow
land
connects
Answer: Correct order: narrow, water, land, connects, water
This is the first for this type of question!
Christianity
Question: Christianity became the official religion of the Byzantine Empire under _______'s rule.
Answer: Constantine
Surprised to see this guy again?
Question: What was the biggest disagreement in Christianity?
Answer: Who is Jesus?
What is life, what is the world??????????
Question: What caused the Great Schism?A. The Eastern and Western Churches grew differently
B. ROCKS!
C. Food
D. John Cena
Answer: And his name is JOHN CENA!!!!!!!!!!!!! (cue the theme here)
The answer is actually A. The Eastern and Western churches grew differently
By the way, did anyone get the Heroes of Olympus, Son of Neptune reference?
Question: Free Points!
Answer: Are you blind or memory failure? You get free points.
Question: Organize the information into the right categories:
Categories: Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Information:
-Priests could not marry
-Rituals and teaching in Greek
-Byztantine Emperor heads church
-Pope is highest church official
-Rituals and teaching in Latin
-Patriarch of Constantinople is highest church official
-Pope heads church
-Priests could marry
Answer: Answer will be shown by the show host
HAHAHAHA hard question!
Invasions/ Conflicts
Question: When Justinian appeared in front of the people at the Hippodrome after going on a taxing spree, there was a _____.
Answer: Riot
And this is why rulers gotta think about the feelings of their people.
Question: Describe the Huns. (Points will vary on how many of the correct terms are mentioned)
Answer: Host will tell you the answer now
Question: Free Points!
Answer: You get free points mate, did you not read the earlier text?!
Question: What did Justinian do after the rebellion at the Hippodrome?
Answer: He killed all the rebels.
Brutal, no? That's why rebellions in a pretty much monarchy ruled area is really risky.
Question: What did Basil do to the army in Bulgaria?
Answer: He blinded one of every person's eyes to go back to Bulgaria.
This is considered pretty humiliating, though personally I think it's better than death even if your pride is wounded.