Justinian Code

VSC:• Interpret information from primary & secondary sources• Use historically accurate resources to support ideas• Present social studies information in a simulation (skit)

Key Question Outcome• Why was the Justinian

Code such a revolutionary document?

• Using primary and secondary sources, building information leading to an understanding of how the Justinian Code effected the culture of the Byzantine Empire and the Medieval World

Justinian Code – Day 2 10/20/11

Warm-up:What are the 5 Characteristics of a Civilization?

Agenda

• Get ready to present to the class! • If you are not presenting, you are paying

attention so you can guess where the situation took place.

• Think – pair – share• Answer questions to turn in

Situation 1

• Argument splits brothers & there is a wedding … hummm… What’s the problem?

• Where in the world did this take place?– Byzantine Empire

• They are cousins! This is not seen as a blood relationship that would exclude you from marriage in the Byzantine Empire but in today’s world, it would!

Situation 2

• A school principal called the custodian into his office & started to yell at him… what happened next?

• Where in the world did this happen?– California

• The fine and/or jail time

Situation 3

• Paul took a chair that he thought was his… hummm….

• Where in the world did this happen?– Byzantine Empire

• They thought the chair was his so under the Justinian Code, he cannot be convicted of robbery,

Situation 4

• Grandfather Jake has just found out that he has a terminal illness & does not have long to live…. What happens next?

• Where in the world did this take place?– California

• Holographic will; found to be of sound mind

Situation 5

• Andrew & Emily want to marry…what is the problem? Hummmm…

• Where in the world did this take place?– It did not take place in

either place! They do not have the consent of parents.

Situation 6

• George & Gena are friends & neighbors but wait… what happens next?

• Were in the world did this take place?– California

• Because the victim didn’t get to choose the punishment

How does the Justinian Code of law compare to CA Penal &

Probate Codes in the Modern World?

Think, pair, share your answer in your small group….

Which code of law is the MOST effective? Why?

Think, pair, share your answer in your small group….

Questions to answer & turn in:

• Why would a people create codified law? What is the advantage?

• Why did Justinian go back and change the Roman laws? What was the problem he was trying to fix?

• Do you think Justinian fixed the problem he faced with Roman law? Explain your point of view.

Homework

• Study 5 Characteristics of a Civilization