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?

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

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

   • French
   • Arabic
   • Persian
   • Greek
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
   • Rome became the eastern capital
   • The eastern half carried on
   • 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
   • The biggest market in a town
   • A wall around a city
5. 5.

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

   • Used for songs and stories
   • Used by the government
   • Spoken by no one
   • Kept secret
7. 6.

   Which box in the city chain is the first cause, Pia asks?

   • Rules for the city's trades
   • The largest and wealthiest city in Europe
   • Trade passing through the city
   • Where the city stands
8. 7.

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

   Use the picture in question 6.

   • From 1453 to today
   • The 900s, and no other time
   • From 324 to 330
   • Mid-400s to early 1200s
10. 8.

    What did the people of the eastern empire call themselves, Tala asks?

    • Byzantines
    • Latins
    • Romans
    • Istanbulis
11. 9.

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

    Use the picture in question 8.

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

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

    Use the picture in question 8.

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