WHIST U2 L2 A1 - Code of Hammurabi (intro)

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WARM-UP

What major rivers are seen on this map?

Why is this region called “the Fertile Crescent”?

What civilizations were located here?

Multiple Choice

CASE 1

What Shall be done to the Carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills his owner?

• He shall be put to death

• Given a warning
• Imprisoned for life
• Fined heavily

What Shall be done to the Carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills his owner?

If a builder builds a house for a man and does not make its construction sound, and the house which he has built collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house, the builder shall be put to death.

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Case 1 (Code 229)

Poll

Case 1: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

What shall be done if a man is unable to pay his debts?

If a man be in debt and is unable to pay his creditors, he shall sell his wife, son, or daughter, or bind them over to service. For three years they shall work in the houses of their purchaser or master; in the fourth year they shall be given their freedom.

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Case 2 (Code 117)

Multiple Choice

CASE 2

What shall be done if a man is unable to pay his debts?

• He shall be imprisoned until his debts are paid.
• He shall bind his wife or children into slavery to the creditor or his household.

• He shall be fined a large sum of money.
• He shall be banished from the city and unable to return.

What shall happen if a man is unable to pay his debts?

If a man be in debt and is unable to pay his creditors, he shall sell his wife, son, or daughter, or bind them over to service. For three years they shall work in the houses of their purchaser or master; in the fourth year they shall be given their freedom.

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Case 2 (Code 117)

Poll

Case 2: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 3

What should be done if a son is adopted and then the birth parents want him back?

• The adopted parents can only return the son to the birth parents if they receive compensation.
• The adopted parents can choose whether or not to return the son to the birth parents.
• The adopted parents must return the son to the birth parents.
• The adopted parents cannot be forced to return the son to the birth parents.

What should be done if a son is adopted and the birth parents want him back?

A man takes in his own home a young boy as a son and rears him, one may not bring claim for that adopted son.

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Case 3 (Code185)

Poll

Case 3: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 4

What should be done when a sister of God (nun) enters a wine shot to drink?

• She should be fined.
• She should be burned.
• She should be given a warning.
• She should be expelled from the convent.

What should be done when a sister of God (nun) enters a wine shot to drink?

If a "sister of god" (nun) who is not living in a convent opens a wine shop or enters a wine shop for a drink, they shall burn that woman.

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Case 4 (Code 110)

Poll

Case 4: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 5

What happens to a wine seller who fails to arrest bad characters gathered at her shop?

• She shall be put to death

• The wine seller will receive a warning
• The wine seller will lose her license
• The wine seller will be fined

What happens to a wine seller who fails to arrest bad characters gathered at her shop?

If bad characters gather in the house of a wine seller and she does not arrest those characters and bring them to the palace, that wine seller shall be put to death.

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Case 5 (Code 108)

Poll

Case 5: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 6

What shall be done to a woman who ignores her duties and belittles her husband?

• Whip her
• Exile her
• Drown her
• Imprison her

What shall be done to a woman who ignores her duties and belittles her husband?

If the woman has not been careful but has gadded about, neglecting her house and belittling her husband, they shall throw that woman into the water.

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Case 6 (Code 143)

Poll

Case 6: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 7

code of Hammurabi What shall be done to a boy who slaps his father?

• He shall be grounded for a week.
• He shall be given a stern warning.
• He shall be removed from his family

• His hand shall be cut off.

What shall be done to a boy who slaps his father?

That son’s hand shall be cut off.

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Case 7 (Code 195)

Poll

Case 7: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 8

How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another?

• Trial by combat
• Trial by jury
• Trial by fire
• Trial by ordeal

How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another?

If anyone brings an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leaps into the river, if he sinks in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river proves that the accused is not guilty, and he escapes unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser.

Case 8 (Code 195)

Poll

Case 8: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 9

What happens to a patrician who punches and knocks out a tooth of a man that is his equal?

• The patrician's tooth will be knocked out.
• The patrician will be banished from the city for assault.
• The patrician will be imprisoned for assault.
• The patrician will be fined for assault.

What happens to a patrician who punches and knocks out a tooth of a man that is his equal?

If a patrician has knocked out the tooth of a man that is his equal, his tooth shall be knocked out.

Case 9 (Code 900)

Poll

Case 9: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

Multiple Choice

CASE 10

What happens to a patrician who punches and knocks out a tooth of a man who is a plebian? (lesser status)

• The patrician shall be fined.
• The patrician shall be imprisoned.
• The patrician shall be banished from the city.
• The patrician's tooth shall be knocked out.

What happens to a patrician who punches and knocks out a tooth of a man who is a plebian? (lesser status)

If a patrician has knocked out the tooth of a plebeian, he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver. 

Case 10 (Code 201)

Poll

Case 10: Fair or unfair?

• Fair

• Unfair

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Conclusion

Based on the rules and punishments we have reviewed, how would you describe Hammurabi’s brand of justice?

Is it fair?

What does it tell you about Babylonian society? Explain your answer!

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