Hammurabi's Laws -'24

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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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Hammurabi's Code can be described as which of the following? A series of laws enscribed on a Stele for the people of Babylon., A dress code so the people of Mesopotamia knew what to wear, Laws still used today by the United States, The basis of Farquhar's Student Code of Conduct

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A series of laws enscribed on a Stele for the people of Babylon.

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What did Hammurabi rule over? Options: A kingdom named Mesopotamia, A kingdom named Babylon, Nothing, A kingdom named Egypt

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A kingdom named Babylon

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Why is Hammurabi's Code important?

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First set of written laws

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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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Which of the following is the best motto for Hammurabi's code?
Finders, keepers
Honesty is the best policy
An eye for an eye
Easy come, easy go

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An eye for an eye

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Which of the following is the best description of Hammurabi's Code? Options: The first code of laws ever written, One of earliest code of laws that applied to everyone, An ancient code of laws that gave equal punishments to all criminals

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One of earliest code of laws that applied to everyone

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Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws? If a free 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 slave, he shall pay a fine. Options: Under Hammurabi's Code, all people were given equal treatment., Not all people were treated equally under Hammurabi's Code., Many people in Babylon had no teeth., Children were held to the same legal standards as adults.

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Not all people were treated equally under Hammurabi's Code.

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If a man has knocked out the eye of a slave, what is the punishment according to Hammurabi's Code?

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Pay half the slave's value