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?
- One body of law
- The Institutes teach law students
- Laws piled up over centuries
- No box in this chain leads to two effects
What two effects came from the one body of law, Noah asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The end of Roman law
- One effect: a new capital
- A textbook for students, and civil law today
- More piles of old laws
In the Basilika chain, how many causes lead to the Basilika, Pia asks?
Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws in Greek": [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin; [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use; [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added. Arrows: 1 → 3, 2 → 3. Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws in Greek": [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin; [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use; [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added. Arrows: 1 → 3, 2 → 3. Justinian's laws in Greek [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added - Three: Latin, Greek and a palace
- It causes the other two boxes
- One: new laws
- Two: laws in Latin, and Greek replacing Latin
When did Justinian rule, Ren asks?
Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws": [1] Roman laws and lawyers' writings had piled up over centuries; [2] Justinian (ruled 527–565) has them gathered and rewritten, 529–534; [3] one body of law: the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and new laws; [4] the Institutes (533), a textbook, teach law students; [5] it becomes the basis of civil law in many countries today. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4, 3 → 5. Beside the chain is a line from the Institutes, the textbook for law students (533 CE; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due." Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws": [1] Roman laws and lawyers' writings had piled up over centuries; [2] Justinian (ruled 527–565) has them gathered and rewritten, 529–534; [3] one body of law: the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and new laws; [4] the Institutes (533), a textbook, teach law students; [5] it becomes the basis of civil law in many countries today. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4, 3 → 5. Beside the chain is a line from the Institutes, the textbook for law students (533 CE; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due." Justinian's laws [1] Roman laws and lawyers' writings had piled up over centuries [2] Justinian (ruled 527–565) has them gathered and rewritten, 529–534 [3] one body of law: the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and new laws [4] the Institutes (533), a textbook, teach law students [5] it becomes the basis of civil law in many countries today Beside the chain is a line from the Institutes, the textbook for law students (533 CE; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due." - 324–330
- Around 900
- 527–565
- 529–534
What was the Basilika, Zee asks?
Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws in Greek": [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin; [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use; [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added. Arrows: 1 → 3, 2 → 3. Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws in Greek": [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin; [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use; [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added. Arrows: 1 → 3, 2 → 3. Justinian's laws in Greek [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added - A new capital city built in the east of the empire
- A guild of silk makers
- Justinian's laws in Greek, with new laws
- A Latin textbook from 533
Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws": [1] Roman laws and lawyers' writings had piled up over centuries; [2] Justinian (ruled 527–565) has them gathered and rewritten, 529–534; [3] one body of law: the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and new laws; [4] the Institutes (533), a textbook, teach law students; [5] it becomes the basis of civil law in many countries today. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4, 3 → 5. Beside the chain is a line from the Institutes, the textbook for law students (533 CE; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due." Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws": [1] Roman laws and lawyers' writings had piled up over centuries; [2] Justinian (ruled 527–565) has them gathered and rewritten, 529–534; [3] one body of law: the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and new laws; [4] the Institutes (533), a textbook, teach law students; [5] it becomes the basis of civil law in many countries today. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4, 3 → 5. Beside the chain is a line from the Institutes, the textbook for law students (533 CE; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due." Justinian's laws [1] Roman laws and lawyers' writings had piled up over centuries [2] Justinian (ruled 527–565) has them gathered and rewritten, 529–534 [3] one body of law: the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and new laws [4] the Institutes (533), a textbook, teach law students [5] it becomes the basis of civil law in many countries today Beside the chain is a line from the Institutes, the textbook for law students (533 CE; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due." Who was the line from the Institutes first written for, Bo asks?
- Traders at the market
- English readers in 1906
- Silk makers in Constantinople
- Students learning law
Which date tells when the line was first written, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 6.
- 1906
- 533 CE
- 565 CE
- 324 CE
Jun's note says, "Justinian wrote every law with no help." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 6.
- Change "law" to "coin"
- Leave it: the chain says so
- Change it: Justinian had old laws gathered and rewritten
- Change "Justinian" to "Leo"
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"
- Leave it: they ended in 565
- Change it: they are a basis of civil law today
- Change "laws" to "Institutes"
Luz's note says, "The Basilika had one cause." Which fix is right?
Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws in Greek": [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin; [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use; [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added. Arrows: 1 → 3, 2 → 3. Cause and effect chain "Justinian's laws in Greek": [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin; [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use; [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added. Arrows: 1 → 3, 2 → 3. Justinian's laws in Greek [1] Justinian's laws are written in Latin [2] Greek replaces Latin for official use [3] the Basilika (around 900) puts Justinian's laws into Greek, with new laws added - Change "cause" to "effect"
- Leave it: one cause, one effect
- Change it: two causes led to it
- Change "Basilika" to "Digest"