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

Hammurabi's Code was composed of how many laws?

• 282
• 192
• 292
• 495

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 

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?

• Laws sometimes made distinctions 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 was written in?

• Greek

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Persian

Hammurabi's law code was meant to protect the ________________.

• rulers

• less powerful

• military

• gods

Why is Hammurabi's Code a primary source?

• It is a legal document

• It is the only written record of Hammurabi

• It contains important information about the past

• It was created when Hammurabi ruled

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.