Hammurabi's Code

1. How many years ago did Hammurabi live?

• 5,000
• 3,000
• 4,000
• 2,000

2. How many years did Hammurabi rule for?

• 30 yrs
• 40 yrs
• 50 yrs
• 4,000 yrs

In Greek, this means "between the rivers".....

• Babylonia
• Cuneiform
• Mesopotamia
• Stele

What is monotheism?

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

Then Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land

• Equality
• Kindness
• Justice

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.

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.

A kind of writing used in Sumer and Babylonia is called

• handwriting
• cursive
• cuneiform
• graffiti

What does the bolded phrase in the sentence mean :  The purpose of the laws was to unify and maintain order. 

• keep the peace
• punish people
• organize people

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