Question

What became of the Eastern Roman Empire after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire?

The Eastern Roman Empire fell to foreign invaders too.
The Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire.
The Eastern Roman Empire dissolved into small kingdoms.
The Eastern Roman Empire tried to recapture the west.

Answer 1

Best answer: The Eastern Roman Empire continued — what historians call the Byzantine Empire.

Brief explanation:
- When the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE, the eastern half (centered on Constantinople) remained the Roman state and government, though over centuries it became increasingly Greek in language and culture; modern historians call this continuity the Byzantine Empire.
- It did attempt to recapture parts of the West (notably under Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century), with temporary successes in Italy and North Africa.
- Ultimately it did fall to foreign invaders — the Empire survived until 1453, when Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks.

So the most directly correct choice is "The Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire," but the other statements describe things that also happened later or partially.