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EGYPTIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLMiddle Social Studies Department
Semester 2- Grade 6Extra Practice 1
Name: _______________________________ Class: ________ Date: __________________
PART A- Answer the following questions
1. What was the effect of Justinian I ending China’s monopoly of silk trade and how did it help Byzantine’s economy?
The effect was that the Byzantine Empire was able to trade silk and it made
the empire more prosperous.
2. Differentiate between a patriarch and a catholic
A patriarch is a leader in the Eastern Orthodox Church while a Catholic is a
follower of the Roman Catholic Church.
3. Constantinople was considered a wealthy city. Living around water (peninsular) helped the city. Give two examples of how living around a peninsular helped the development of the city.
I. It made trade easier
II. It made it easy to defend the city.
4. Like all ancient civilizations the Byzantine Empire considered the women to be lower than men in terms of rights. Give two facts that support this statement.
I. Women couldn’t hold public offices.
II. Women (except empresses) couldn’t attend events at the Hippodrome.
5. Differentiate between the laws created by Justinian I and Theodora in the The Byzantine Empire.
Justinian created the Justinian code which helped control the empire while
Theodora changed the laws allowing women to own a property.
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