Question

What best describes the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

a)Vatican City, the home of the Catholic Church, was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
b)Athens, a major center for trade along the Mediterranean, was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
c)Constantinople, a major center of culture and commerce, was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.
d)Jerusalem, the home of the Islamic faith, was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.

Answer 1

The appropriate answer for this is:
C.

Answer 2

C) Constantinople, a major center of culture and commerce, was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire.

The capital's name was changed from Byzantium to Constantinople ("City of Constantine") after Constantine's death.

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