How a writer's position shaped what a source says
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Justinian's Institutes on justice
Who made it: lawyers working for the emperor Justinian. When: 533 CE. Where: Constantinople. For whom: young students of law. Why: a textbook of Roman law. Excerpt (Institutes of Justinian, Book I, Title I; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due."
Bo reads the card for Justinian's Institutes on justice. Who made it?
- Lawyers working for the emperor Justinian
- A Spanish soldier
- A Venetian merchant
- Students of law
Justinian's Institutes: a message to students
Who made it: the emperor Justinian, in the book's opening. When: 533 CE. Where: Constantinople. For whom: young students of law. Why: a textbook of Roman law. Excerpt (Institutes of Justinian, Proemium, section 7; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 2): "Receive then these laws with your best powers and with the eagerness of study, and show yourselves so learned as to be encouraged to hope that when you have compassed [covered] the whole field of law you may have ability to govern such portion of the state as may be entrusted to you."
Who speaks in the opening message to students, Esme asks?
- The emperor Justinian
- A traveler from Morocco
- A modern historian
- The students themselves
Justinian's Institutes on justice
Who made it: lawyers working for the emperor Justinian. When: 533 CE. Where: Constantinople. For whom: young students of law. Why: a textbook of Roman law. Excerpt (Institutes of Justinian, Book I, Title I; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due."
Where were the Institutes written, Jun asks?
- Constantinople
- Peru
- Rome, in Italy, in 1903
- Venice
Why would a textbook for students define justice in one short line, Milo asks?
- To confuse the students
- Because no one knew what justice was
- To sell more copies today
- It is easy for students to learn
Why were the Institutes made, Noah asks?
- To describe roads in Peru
- To sell paper money
- To teach Roman law
- To record a journey
Justinian's Institutes: a message to students
Who made it: the emperor Justinian, in the book's opening. When: 533 CE. Where: Constantinople. For whom: young students of law. Why: a textbook of Roman law. Excerpt (Institutes of Justinian, Proemium, section 7; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 2): "Receive then these laws with your best powers and with the eagerness of study, and show yourselves so learned as to be encouraged to hope that when you have compassed [covered] the whole field of law you may have ability to govern such portion of the state as may be entrusted to you."
Justinian hopes the students may one day govern part of the state. What does that show about the book's purpose, Pia asks?
- To list the world's cities
- To train future officials
- To entertain travelers
- To end the study of law
Why might an emperor want his law taught in one standard book, Ren asks?
- So no one learns the law
- So travelers can read about Peru
- So officials learn the same law
- So each city makes its own law
The emperor speaks in the opening of his own law book. How might his position shape what he says, Tala asks?
- He praises his laws and urges study
- He writes as a student would
- He describes the weather
- He points out the laws' faults
Justinian's Institutes on justice
Who made it: lawyers working for the emperor Justinian. When: 533 CE. Where: Constantinople. For whom: young students of law. Why: a textbook of Roman law. Excerpt (Institutes of Justinian, Book I, Title I; English translation by J. B. Moyle, 1906, p. 3): "Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives to every man his due."
Zee's friend says the Institutes show what every Roman thought about justice. What is the best reply?
- Disagree: it is not about justice
- Agree: one book speaks for each Roman
- It shows the lawmakers' view, for students
- Agree: emperors spoke for the people
Why should Ari know who made a source before using it?
- New sources alone have makers
- The maker's position shapes the source
- Each source says the same thing
- The maker's name is not important