The Byzantine Empire: Constantinople, Justinian's laws and saving Greek and Roman learning

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   In the learning chain, which box leads to two effects, Tala asks?

   • No box in this chain leads to two effects
   • Plato's and Aristotle's ideas feed debates
   • Italians learn Greek
   • Greek scholars teach in Italy
2. 2.

   In the silk chain, smuggling silkworm eggs leads to two effects. What are they, Ari asks?

   • Silk stays China's secret
   • One effect: a new capital
   • More silk bought from far away
   • Home-made silk, and less overland silk trade
3. 3.

   Where had the ancient Greek books been kept and copied, Esme asks?

   • In China
   • In Florence from the start
   • In the Byzantine Empire
   • In western Europe
5. 4.

   Who kept silk making a secret, Jun asks?

   • The Byzantine Empire
   • China
   • Florence
   • The scholars of Italy
6. 5.

   Why would making its own silk help the empire, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • It could buy less silk from far away
   • It could sell no silk
   • Silk would get much harder to find in the empire
   • China would send more eggs
8. 6.

   Why did Italians need Greek teachers to read the ancient books, Luz asks?

   • The books were in Greek
   • Italians spoke Greek already
   • The books were in Latin, which was easy for them
   • The teachers owned no books
9. 7.

   Milo's friend says Greek scholars caused the Renaissance on their own. Which reply fits the chain?

   Use the picture in question 6.

   • Agree: the chain shows that and more
   • Disagree: they stayed in Constantinople
   • Agree: Plato taught in Florence
   • Not quite: it shows their learning fed debates
10. 8.

    Noah's note says, "Chrysoloras taught Greek in Florence after 1453." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Change "Florence" to "China"
    • Leave it: the dates match what the chain shows
    • Change "Greek" to "Latin"
    • Change "after 1453" to "from 1397"
12. 9.

    Pia's note says, "After the silkworm eggs arrived, the empire bought more silk from far away." Which fix is right?

    • Change "silkworm" to "cotton"
    • Change it: the overland silk trade became less important
    • Change "empire" to "Florence"
    • Leave it: more silk was bought
13. 10.

    Ren's note says, "Smuggling the eggs had one effect." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • Change "effect" to "cause"
    • Leave it: one cause, one effect
    • Change "eggs" to "books"
    • Change it: it had two effects