The Byzantine Empire: Constantinople, Justinian's laws and saving Greek and Roman learning
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
In the law chain, one box leads to two effects. Which box is it, Milo asks?
- No box in this chain leads to two effects
- Laws piled up over centuries
- One body of law
- The Institutes teach law students
In the Basilika chain, how many causes lead to the Basilika, Pia asks?
- Two: laws in Latin, and Greek replacing Latin
- It causes the other two boxes
- Three: Latin, Greek and a palace
- One: new laws
When did Justinian rule, Ren asks?
- 324–330
- Around 900
- 527–565
- 529–534
What were the Institutes, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- A textbook for law students
- A wall around Constantinople
- A map of the roads of the empire
- A list of trades and their prices
What was the Basilika, Zee asks?
- A new capital city built in the east of the empire
- Justinian's laws in Greek, with new laws
- A Latin textbook from 533
- A guild of silk makers
The Institutes say justice gives "to every man his due." What does "his due" mean, Ari asks?
- What each person has a right to
- A trip by sea
- A payment that is late or still owed
- A day of rest
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
- English readers in 1906
- Silk makers in Constantinople
Which date tells when the line was first written, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 6.
- 324 CE
- 565 CE
- 1906
- 533 CE
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
Luz's note says, "The Basilika had one cause." Which fix is right?
- Leave it: one cause, one effect
- Change it: two causes led to it
- Change "Basilika" to "Digest"
- Change "cause" to "effect"