Hammurabi's Code Quick-Quiz

Hammurabi's Code of Ancient Mesopotamian society was important because....

• it established a single currency (money) to be used across the empire

• it explained how government officials were chosen

• it listed laws and the corresponding punishments

• it described how to perform formal religious ceremonies

Which statement is generally associated with Hammurabi's Code?

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

• "Turn the other cheek."

• "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

• "All men are created equal."

Which ancient empire was founded by Hammurabi?

• Assyria

• Sumer

• Babylon

• Akkadian

Many punishments in the Hammurabi Code were cruel but the code was an important step in the development of...

• an economic system

• a writing system

• a justice system

• an education system

The purpose of the laws are to...

• control the government and keep people safe

• keep people safe

• control the government

• maintain order and keep people safe

True or False; Even though Hammurabi's Code was "an eye for an eye", punishments could be different if a person were of a lower or higher social class.

• True

• False

What is Hammurabi's Code?

• the punishment for stealing sheep from a nobleman in ancient Mesopotamia

• a group of soldiers and noblemen who lived in ancient Mesopotamia

• a collection of 282 laws believed to be one of the first written laws

• the ancient idea that a punishment should not fit the crime

What prospered in Mesopotamia as a result of Hammurabi's leadership? Select all that apply!

• a postal service was established

• they became monotheistic

• trade and the economy increased

• paper was invented for writing cuneiform

• roads were built

King Hammurabi wanted to promote

• wealth and fortune

• justice and order

• chaos and confusion

• anger and violence

How might Hammurabi's Code have prevented a single ruler imposing or forcing his or her will on people?

• by preventing the ruler from making up new laws that were not mentioned in the Code

• by punishing a ruler for trying to change the Code

• by convincing the public that a ruler always wants what is best for the people

• by forcing a ruler to get people to agree on a new law before adding it to the Code