The Byzantine Empire Worksheet
Explore the history, culture, and influence of the Byzantine Empire with this engaging Grade 7 social studies worksheet.
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The Byzantine Empire
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your knowledge. Choose the correct option for multiple-choice questions, fill in the blanks, or write short answers.
1. What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
Rome
Constantinople
Athens
Alexandria
2. Emperor Justinian I is best known for:
Conquering all of Western Europe
Developing the Code of Justinian
Inventing the printing press
Establishing the first democracy
3. The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East.
4. The official language of the Byzantine Empire gradually shifted from Latin to .
5. Explain the significance of the Hagia Sophia to the Byzantine Empire.
6. The Byzantine Empire fell in 476 CE.
True
False
7. The Great Schism in 1054 CE officially split the Christian Church into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
True
False
Match each term with its correct definition.
8. Iconoclasm
a. A magnificent cathedral in Constantinople
9. Justinian Code
b. The destruction of religious images
10. Hagia Sophia
c. A collection of Roman laws revised by Emperor Justinian
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