Hammurabi's Code

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Who was Hammurabi?

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Hammurabi was the King of Babylon.

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

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The Gods

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What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?

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He had them carved on stele and placed in the temple.

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What is monotheism?

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The belief in one God

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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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Hammurabi's Code consisted of ____ laws.

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282

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Hammurabi's Code was written in?

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Cuneiform

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Hammurabi's code is a famous system of laws because it ...

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is thought to be one of the earliest written set of laws

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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.

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

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Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code? 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.

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It treated all people the same under the law.