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?
- A Venetian merchant
- Students of law
- A Spanish soldier
- Lawyers working for the emperor Justinian
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 traveler from Morocco
- A modern historian
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?
- Rome, in Italy, in 1903
- Peru
- Venice
- Constantinople
Who was the book written for, Kira asks?
- Merchants trading in Venice
- Soldiers in Peru
- Children today
- 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?
- The emperor himself
- Judges who have retired from the courts
- Readers in 2026
- Students learning the law
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 end the study of law
- To entertain travelers
- To train future officials
Why might an emperor want his law taught in one standard book, Ren asks?
- So travelers can read about Peru
- So officials learn the same law
- So each city makes its own law
- So no one learns the law
The emperor speaks in the opening of his own law book. How might his position shape what he says, Tala asks?
- He points out the laws' faults
- He writes as a student would
- He describes the weather
- He praises his laws and urges study
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?
- It shows the lawmakers' view, for students
- Disagree: it is not about justice
- Agree: one book speaks for each Roman
- Agree: emperors spoke for the people
Why should Ari know who made a source before using it?
- Each source says the same thing
- The maker's position shapes the source
- The maker's name is not important
- New sources alone have makers