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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

   • Its own people called themselves the Byzantines
   • An emperor was named Byzantine
   • Byzantine is Latin for gold
   • Historians later named it after Byzantium
6. 5.

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

   • Rules for the city's trades
   • Trade passing through the city
   • Where the city stands
   • The largest and wealthiest city in Europe
7. 6.

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

   Use the picture in question 5.

   • From 1453 to today
   • The 900s, and no other time
   • From 324 to 330
   • Mid-400s to early 1200s
8. 7.

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

   • Latins
   • Istanbulis
   • Romans
   • Byzantines
9. 8.

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

   • Routes keep traders away from cities
   • Wealth grows out of the roads
   • 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
    • The western parts asked it to
    • Greek had been invented that year
    • 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 9.

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