
Hammurabi's Code Quiz
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Hammurabi's Code?
A collection of 282 laws believed to be the first written laws
The ancient idea that a punishment should fit the crime
The punishment for stealing sheep from a nobleman in ancient Mesopotamia
A group of soldiers and noblemen who lived in ancient Mesopotamia
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does this passage describe?
The life and death of the Mesopotamian King Hammurabi
What Mesopotamian society was like before written law
The meaning of the word 'judge'
What the first written laws/punishments were like
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on this evidence, what might King Hammurabi have wanted to promote in society?
Wealth and fortune
Anger and violence
Justice and order
Chaos and confusion
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea of this text?
The U.S. Constitution is mostly based on the ideas and laws mentioned in Hammurabi's Code.
Hammurabi's Code was the first collection of written law and advanced the rule of law in Mesopotamia.
In the time of Hammurabi's Code, it was illegal for a shepherd to steal a sheep from the flock of a nobleman.
Hammurabi's code and the U.S. Constitution differ in that the laws in Hammurabi's Code often depended on social standing.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it important for laws to be written down? Support your answer with at least two pieces of evidence from the text.
To promote anger and violence in society
To confuse people and create chaos
To bring wealth and fortune to the ruler
To ensure justice and order
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who created the first written laws?
The U.S. Constitution
King Hammurabi
The soldiers and noblemen of Mesopotamia
The ruler of Mesopotamia
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How were Hammurabi's laws written?
They were written on paper
They were carved into stone
They were spoken aloud
They were written on papyrus
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