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7th grade The Byzantine Empire: Constantinople, Justinian's laws and saving Greek and Roman learning worksheet

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

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

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

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

  3. Which box in the learning chain has two causes leading into it, Zee asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Greek scholars teach in Italy
    • Not one box has two causes
    • Byzantine scholars keep Greek books
    • The ideas of Plato and Aristotle feed debates

  4. When did Chrysoloras begin teaching Greek in Florence, Bo asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Around 900
    • From 1397
    • About 1447
    • In 533

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

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • In Florence from the start
    • In western Europe
    • In China
    • In the Byzantine Empire

  7. Who kept silk making a secret, Jun asks?

    • The scholars of Italy
    • Florence
    • The Byzantine Empire
    • China

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

    Use the picture in question 5.

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

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

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

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

    Use the picture in question 7.

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

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

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

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

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • Change it: it had two effects
    • Change "eggs" to "books"
    • Leave it: one cause, one effect
    • Change "effect" to "cause"
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The Byzantine Empire: Constantinople, Justinian's laws and saving Greek learning. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can explain how the Roman Empire carried on in the east, why Constantinople's place on land and sea routes made it rich, and where the name Byzantine came from.
  • I can follow Justinian's laws from old Roman law to one body of law, read a line from the Institutes, and tell the date it was written from the date of its translation.
  • I can follow branching chains for Greek learning reaching Italy and for silk making in the empire.

Standard: D2.His.1.6-8

Common mistakes

Your child reversed cause and effect. The cause comes first and makes the effect happen.

Your child gave one reason when several worked together. Look for each reason in the chart.

Your child chose a claim that says more than the evidence shows. Keep the claim as small as the evidence.

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What is the most common mistake with the byzantine empire: constantinople, justinian's laws and saving greek and roman learning?

Your child reversed cause and effect. The cause comes first and makes the effect happen.

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