3.9 Practice DBQ: Hammurabi's Code

Multiple Choice

What is a Document Based Question (DBQ)?

• A question that requires you to use information from historical sources to answer.

• A question that only uses information from textbooks

• A question with only one correct answer.

Word Cloud

Describe what we do in a DBQ using 1 or 2 words.

Multiple Choice

Why do you think Hammurabi included this passage in his code of laws?

• To tell people that Hammurabi has the blessings of the gods to create the laws.

• To send the message that Hammurabi is defying the gods and creating this law.

• To show that Hammurabi is an evil person who wants to destroy the world.

Multiple Choice

Why do you think Hammurabi set limits on when a son may be put out of the house?

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  Hammurabi set these limits so the son would not lose his home over a disagreement with his father.

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  Hammurabi set these limits because the son is more important than the father.

• Hammurabi sets these limits so the daughter doesn't take over the house.

Open Ended

How do you think Hammurabi decided the punishments for specific crimes?

Reorder

Put the steps of the RACES writing strategy in the correct order.

• R: Restate the question.

• A: Answer the question.

• C: Cite evidence from the documents.

• E: Explain in your own words.

• S: Summarize your main points.

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Open Ended

How fair do you think Hammurabi's Code was?

Use evidence from at least ONE document to support your answer!

Aim for at least 3 complete sentences.

Don't worry, you have plenty of time, take it!