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

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   In the law chain, one box leads to two effects. Which box is it, Milo asks?

   • One body of law
   • Laws piled up over centuries
   • The Institutes teach law students
   • No box in this chain leads to two effects
3. 2.

   What two effects came from the one body of law, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A textbook for students, and civil law today
   • More piles of old laws
   • One effect: a new capital
   • The end of Roman law
4. 3.

   In the Basilika chain, how many causes lead to the Basilika, Pia asks?

   • Two: laws in Latin, and Greek replacing Latin
   • One: new laws
   • Three: Latin, Greek and a palace
   • It causes the other two boxes
5. 4.

   What were the Institutes, Tala asks?

   • A list of trades and their prices
   • A textbook for law students
   • A wall around Constantinople
   • A map of the roads of the empire
6. 5.

   What was the Basilika, Zee asks?

   • A Latin textbook from 533
   • Justinian's laws in Greek, with new laws
   • A guild of silk makers
   • A new capital city built in the east of the empire
8. 6.

   The Institutes say justice gives "to every man his due." What does "his due" mean, Ari asks?

   • A payment that is late or still owed
   • A day of rest
   • What each person has a right to
   • A trip by sea
9. 7.

   Who was the line from the Institutes first written for, Bo asks?

   Use the picture in question 6.

   • Students learning law
   • Traders at the market
   • Silk makers in Constantinople
   • English readers in 1906
10. 8.

    Which date tells when the line was first written, Esme asks?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • 533 CE
    • 1906
    • 565 CE
    • 324 CE
11. 9.

    Kira's note says, "Justinian's laws were used once, then forgotten." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Change "forgotten" to "lost at sea"
    • Change "laws" to "Institutes"
    • Leave it: they ended in 565
    • Change it: they are a basis of civil law today
12. 10.

    Luz's note says, "The Basilika had one cause." Which fix is right?

    • Change "cause" to "effect"
    • Leave it: one cause, one effect
    • Change it: two causes led to it
    • Change "Basilika" to "Digest"