Hammurabi's Code

Hammurabi's Law Code

by Lindsey Howerton

​Who was Hammurabi?

• ​Hammurabi became the king of Babylon (one of the empires)

• ​He was a good military leader and a skilled ruler

• ​He built many public buildings and helped to promote trade to other lands.

Poll

Does Hammurabi seem like a good leader?

• Yes he does! He did so much for the people

• No he was not a good leader.

​Hammurabi's Code

• ​He is best known for his creation of Hammurabi's code

• ​This is a set of law code that people had to follow that lived in his empire

• ​Many of these laws already existed but Hammurabi wanted to ensure that his people understand

Multiple Choice

Who had to follow the laws?

• People inside the empire.

• Everyone around the world

• People in Mesopotamia

​Hammurabi's Code

• ​Includes nearly 300 laws!

• ​The code states what punishments are for the crimes

• ​This was the first time laws had been written down and governed a society.

Poll

Does 300 laws sound like a lot?

• No it's not too many.

• Yes that is way too many.

​A famous law states...

- "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

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Open Ended

One of his laws states, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." What does this mean?