Lim Hammurabi's Code Flashcard

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Who was Hammurabi?

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Hammurabi was the King of Babylon.

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Hammurabi's Code was composed of how many laws?

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282

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Who did Hammurabi claim encouraged him to create the laws? Options: The people of Babylon, The Gods, The Akkadians, The summerians

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The Gods

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Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws? If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.  If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.

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Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.

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Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code? Options: It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes., it was used by many later civilizations as a model, It treated all people the same under the law., It was carved in stone.

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It treated all people the same under the law.

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A kind of writing used in Sumer and Babylonia is called

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cuneiform

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Which of these statements best describes "eye for an eye" justice? Options: Crimes against someone's eyes are punished by death. Someone convicted of a crime would be subjected to the same harm they committed. Anyone who is the victim of a crime gets to keep the eyes of the criminal. Criminals have their left eye removed as a warning to others.

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Someone convicted of a crime would be subjected to the same harm they committed.

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True or False- Hammurabi's Code served as a tool for unifying the expanding empire.

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True

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Concerning Hammurabi's Code- Punishments for breaking the laws were not enforced ___________. Those with a higher standing in society had more protection and options to pay fines instead.

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equally