Hammurabi's Code

Who was Hammurabi? 

• Hammurabi was a God in Ancient Sumer
• Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
• Hammurabi was a warrior
• Hammurabi was a farmer in Mesopotamia

Who did Hammurabi claim encouraged him to create the laws?

• The people of Babylon
• The Gods
• The Akkadians
• The summerians 

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

What is monotheism?

• The belief in one God
• The belief in many gods

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 knocked 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.

Hammurabi's Code consisted of ____ laws.

• 282

• 7

• 100

• 500

Hammurabi's Code was written in?

• English

• Cuneiform

• Babylonian

• French

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

Which of these statements best describes "eye for an eye"justice?

• Crimes against someone's eyes are punished by death.

• Someone convicted of a crime would be subjected to the same harm they committed.

• Anyone who is the victim of a crime gets to keep the eyes of the criminal.

• Criminals have their left eye removed as a warning to others.

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.