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Lady Justice

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name: 

Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lady-justice

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the latin name?

  2. 2. What is the greek mythological precursors?

  3. 3. Why does Lady Justice wear a blindfold?

  4. 4. What do the scales and sword on Lady Justice mean?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Allegory

  • Iconography

  • Semiotics

  • Due Process

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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