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

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Esme's chain has a blank: what passed through Constantinople because of where it stood?

   • A ring of high mountains
   • Trade by land and sea
   • The western parts of the empire
   • Farmers, and no traders
2. 2.

   Jun's chain has a blank: which language gradually replaced Latin for official use?

   • Greek
   • French
   • Arabic
   • Persian
3. 3.

   Kira's chain has a blank: what happened after the western parts were lost in the 400s?

   • Latin replaced Greek in the east
   • The eastern half carried on
   • Rome became the eastern capital
   • The whole empire ended at once
4. 4.

   Luz reads that Constantinople was the capital. What is a capital?

   • A kind of gold coin
   • The city a government is run from
   • A wall around a city
   • The biggest market in a town
5. 5.

   Why do books call it the Byzantine Empire, Milo asks?

   • Byzantine is Latin for gold
   • Its own people called themselves the Byzantines
   • An emperor was named Byzantine
   • Historians later named it after Byzantium
6. 6.

   Noah reads that Greek was used for official use. What does official mean here?

   • Kept secret
   • Spoken by no one
   • Used for songs and stories
   • Used by the government
8. 7.

   In which years was Constantinople the largest and wealthiest city in Europe, Ren asks?

   • From 1453 to today
   • From 324 to 330
   • The 900s, and no other time
   • Mid-400s to early 1200s
9. 8.

   Why would a city where land and sea routes meet grow wealthy, Zee asks?

   Use the picture in question 7.

   • Wealth grows out of the roads
   • Routes keep traders away from cities
   • Traders passing through bought and sold there
   • Ships cannot reach it
11. 9.

    Why might the eastern government switch to Greek, Ari asks?

    • Latin had been used nowhere
    • Greek was already widely used in the east
    • Greek had been invented that year
    • The western parts asked it to
12. 10.

    Bo's friend says the Roman Empire ended in the 400s. Which reply fits the chain?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • Disagree: it lost no lands
    • Not quite: the eastern half carried on until 1453
    • Agree: it ended in the west and the east then
    • Agree: Greek replacing Latin ended it