7th grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 11
Rome's Fall & Byzantium
From Rome to Constantinople
What your child practices
Rome's lasting contributions, why the Western Empire fell, Constantine and Constantinople, Justinian and the Byzantine Empire, and the split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
California Content Standards learning standard: 7.1.1; 7.1.2; 7.1.3 · Rome's strengths and lasting contributions, the reasons for its decline, and the rise of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Roman engineers built aqueducts to…
- build pyramids
- carry water to cities
- store grain
- launch ships
carry water to cities
Hint: Some still stand today.
Question 2
The Pax Romana was…
- a kind of coin
- a Roman war
- a Roman temple
- about 200 years of relative peace in the empire
about 200 years of relative peace in the empire
Hint: Pax means peace.
Question 3
At its height, around 117 CE, the Roman Empire circled the…
- Mediterranean Sea
- Baltic Sea
- Pacific Ocean
- Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Hint: Romans called it 'our sea'.
Question 4
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is the…
- emperor
- caliph
- pope
- patriarch of Constantinople
pope
Hint: The pope was based in Rome.
Question 5
Byzantine churches are famous for…
- totem poles
- mosaics and icons
- pyramids
- skyscrapers
mosaics and icons
Hint: Mosaics are made of small tiles.
Question 6
The Eastern Orthodox Church used which language in its services?
- Greek
- Latin only
- English
- Arabic
Greek
Hint: Greek was spoken in the East.