Understanding Empires and Justice

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What is an empire?

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A large territory where one ruler controls many lands and peoples

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What was Sargon and the Akkadian Empire's biggest achievement?

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Creating the world's first empire

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What was Hammurabi's (of the Babylonian Empire) most important achievement?

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Creating laws that applied to everyone

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What was the Assyrian Empire best known for? Options: New weapons and ways of fighting, Building beautiful palaces, Creating canals for water

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New weapons and ways of fighting

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What was the Neo-Babylonian Empire's biggest contribution?

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Advances in math and astronomy

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Why was Hammurabi's Code important in history?

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It was one of the first sets of written laws

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Why was the scene carved at the top of Hammurabi's Code important?

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It showed the laws came from the gods

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How did social class change how the laws were applied?

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Different classes got different punishments for the same crime

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When discussing justice what does 'equal treatment' mean?

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Rules apply to everyone regardless of wealth

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When discussing justice what are 'appropriate consequences'?

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The punishment fits the crime