King Hammurabi

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.

How would you describe his laws?

• Fair and balanced.
• Very harsh by our modern standards.
•  Too lenient (easy on the offender)
• complicated

What were the ancient people like in Mesopotamia?

• They were a lot like us. Everyone was treated equally.
• They believed that the gods gave their kings authority.
• They were very unkind and unjust.
• They believed in one god.

What is Hammurabi's Code?

• story of Babylonian empire's creation by the gods
• written language of Babylonian Empire
•  collection of written laws from the Babylonian Empire
• book describing warfare from the Babylonian Empire

Laws are necessary because:

• Without them life would be chaotic
• Restrains sin
• Reveals to sinners that we are doing something wrong
• All the above

Hammurabi was King of _____________.

• Egypt
• Syria
• Babylon
• Israel

Hammurabi was a Babylonian king who created one of the first...

• law codes.

• sculptures showing a ruler.

• ziggurats.

• sculptures showing a god.

What is Hammurabi's Code?

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

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

• the ancient idea that a punishment should fit the crime

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