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?
- Students of law
- A Spanish soldier
- Lawyers working for the emperor Justinian
- A Venetian merchant
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
- The students themselves
- A modern historian
- A traveler from Morocco
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."
Who was the book written for, Kira asks?
- Merchants trading in Venice
- Children today
- Soldiers in Peru
- Young 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."
In the opening, whom is Justinian speaking to, Luz asks?
- Students learning the law
- Judges who have retired from the courts
- Readers in 2026
- The emperor himself
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."
Why would a textbook for students define justice in one short line, Milo asks?
- To confuse the students
- It is easy for students to learn
- Because no one knew what justice was
- To sell more copies today
Why were the Institutes made, Noah asks?
- To describe roads in Peru
- To record a journey
- To teach Roman law
- To sell paper money
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 entertain travelers
- To train future officials
- To list the world's cities
- To end the study of law
Why might an emperor want his law taught in one standard book, Ren asks?
- So travelers can read about Peru
- So each city makes its own law
- So officials learn the same law
- So no one learns the law
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?
- Agree: one book speaks for each Roman
- It shows the lawmakers' view, for students
- Disagree: it is not about justice
- Agree: emperors spoke for the people
Why should Ari know who made a source before using it?
- The maker's position shapes the source
- The maker's name is not important
- Each source says the same thing
- New sources alone have makers