Hammurabi's Code

Hammurabi was the king of?

• Sumer

• Mesopotamia

• England

• Babylon

Hammurabi was best known for his _______. A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.

• Beard

• Code

• Consequences

• Sword

Hammurabi's Code consisted of ____ laws.

• 282

• 7

• 100

• 500

How long did Hammurabi rule Babylon?

• 12

• 25

• 42

• 4,000

If a son has struck his father, What is his punishment?

• His hands shall be cut off.

• He should be put to death.

• He shall be put into slavery.

• Bind him and cast him in the water.

If you are robbed and the robber is not caught, Who replaces what the robber stole from you?

• The City

• The King

• No one

• Da Baby

If a man knocks out the eye of a slave, What is his punishment?

• His eye gets knocked out.

• He shall pay half his value

• He is bind and thrown in the river.

• His hands shall be cut off.

Hammurabi's laws are separated into three different types of law:  Family law, property law and ...........

• Personal injury
• Small claims 
• Paternity
• Jude

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

• He had them carved on stele and placed in the temple
• He put the code in front of the government buildings
• He placed them at the entrance of Babylon
• He had someone shout them out to everyone in the kingdom

How did Hammurabi come to rule over all of Mesopotamia? 

• He was the king of Babylon
• His father left him the land 
• He conquered and united all of Mesopotamia
• He asked politely