Law - DBQ Hammurabis Code

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Stone stele of Hammurabi's Code?

• It is a legal document

• It is a religious text

• It is a historical narrative

• It is a work of art

Multiple Choice

What does the carving at the top of the stele depict?

• Hammurabi standing before Shamash

• Shamash seated on his throne

• Hammurabi instructing Shamash

• The laws of Hammurabi

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of Hammurabi's Code as described in the epilogue?

• It protects the weak

• It promotes war

• It is a religious text

• It is a historical artifact

Open Ended

What information from in this source can be used to argue that Hammurabi’s Code was fair?

Multiple Choice

What does Law 129 state about a married lady caught in adultery?

• They shall be punished by death

• They shall be cast into the water

• They shall be imprisoned

• They shall be exiled

Open Ended

Hammurabi said that his code was meant to protect the weak. What evidence is there in this source that the code did so?

Multiple Choice

What is the consequence for a man who breaks through a wall to rob a house according to Law 21?

• He shall be imprisoned

• He shall be put to death

• He shall pay a fine

• He shall be exiled

Open Ended

Overall, are these laws regarding property fair? Explain why or not.

Multiple Choice

What is the consequence for a surgeon who causes a man's death according to Law 218?

• He shall be imprisoned

• He shall pay 10 shekels of silver

• His hands shall be cut off

• He shall be honored

Open Ended

Is justice unchanging? That is, is a just punishment in 1800 BCE also a just punishment today? Explain your thinking.

Multiple Choice

There are three areas of law where Hammurabi’s Code can be shown to be ___ (fair/unfair). These are family law, property law, and personal injury law.

• fair

• unfair

• both

• neither

Poll

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