Q1 Review: Hammurabi's Code 24-25

What type of source is this?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source
• Paris, France
• Black diorite stele

Where was this source created?

• Hammurabi
• Paris, France
• Babylonia
• 1754 BCE

What makes this source a credible (trustworthy) source to use when researching Hammurabi?

• It was made by historians who used multiple sources to recreate it
• It is used by someone in modern day Iraq
• It was made by someone in 1754 BCE
• It was used to teach about Hammurabi’s laws

What is the author’s purpose for creating this document?

• To Entertain the reader with stories about Hammurabi and Shamash
• To Inform the reader about how Babylon grows its food
• To Persuade the reader to follow the laws
• To Inform the reader about the laws of Babylon

What makes this source a credible (trustworthy) source to use when researching Ancient Babylon?

• It was published in an encyclopedia
• It was written by Hammurabi himself
• It was written by a Babylonian farmer
• It was written by a historian specializing in Ancient Babylon

What Claim below can best be supported from document B?

• Hammurabi wants justice in Babylon
• Hammurabi wants to make sure Babylonians are well fed
• Hammurabi wants to punish the people of Babylon
• Hammurabi wants people to worship Shamash

What is the author’s purpose for creating this document?

• To Entertain the reader with stories about Hammurabi and Shamash
• To Inform the reader about how Babylon grows its food
• To Persuade the reader to follow the laws
• To Inform the reader about the laws of Babylon

What makes this source a credible (trustworthy) source to use when researching Ancient Babylon?

• It was published in an encyclopedia
• It was written by Hammurabi himself
• It was written by a Babylonian farmer
• It was written by a historian specializing in Ancient Babylon

What claim can best be supported by Document C?

• Hammurabi's Code is unreasonable and harms the innocent
• Hammurabi's Code is reasonable and the punishments fit the crime well

Which piece of evidence bests supports your claim from the previous question?

• "...he shall pay half it's value"
• ", his eye shall be knocked out"
• " he shall pay 2 sheckels of silver"
• "he shall pay 10 sheckels of silver"