1. How and why do you think Roman law developed into such a sophisticated system in the ancient period? Who were the Jurisconsults and what role did they play in this development?
2. What does the word "codification mean?" How might this apply to the Civilian Legal System? How might it apply to describing recent developments in the Common Law System?
3. From the four parts of the Justinian Compilation - it was the Digest that was the most important part. Why might this be so?
4. Why is the Justinian Compilation called a compilation and the Napoleonic Code called a code? What is the difference? Why were the Inns of Court important to the development of the Common Law system?
5. Why were the University of Bologna and the universities of Northern Italy, particularly Padua and Pisa, important to the development of the Civilian legal system?