Hammurabi Code of Law

Who was Hammurabi?

• He was a god.
• He was a king of the first city of Ur.
• He was the king of the Babylonian empire.
• He was a Mesopotamian scribe.

What is he famous for?

• He was the first to use cuneiform (writing)
• He was the first emperor.
• He had a powerful army.
• He was the first to produce written laws.

Hammurabi's Code dictated punishments for:

• Only the worst crimes.
• Crimes for all aspects of Babylonian life.

Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
• it was used by many later civilizations as a model
• It treated all people the same under the law.
• It was carved in stone.

"Eye for an Eye" is an example of what kind of punishment?

• Fee

• Same Injury

• Death

• Other Injury

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

• He had scribes write and display them for all to see
• He required fathers to teach the code to their children
• He had teachers make students memorize them
• He required priests to pray them to the gods as worship

Hammurabi's code is a famous system of laws because it ...

• is thought to be one of the earliest written set of laws
• led directly to the development of democracy
• had such lenient punishments
• was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's first insurrection

If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.  If he has nocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver."
--Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?

• Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.
• All men are equal under the law.
• Violence must always be punished with violence.
• Fines are preferable to physical punishment.