Explore Ancient Mesopotamia DOL

Which ancient civilization developed the plow, the wheel, and cuneiform writing?

• Ancient Egypt

• Persian Empire

• Ancient China

• Ancient Mesopotamia

Using the passage below and your knowledge of social studies, answer the following question. (WH 19.B)

If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's (farmer) tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver. - Code of Hammurabi excerpt Which principle of Babylonian society does this excerpt from the Code of Hammurabi illustrate?

• All men were equal under the law.

• Fines were preferable to corporal punishment.

• Divisions existed between social classes.

• Violence was always punished with violence.

Using the passage below and your knowledge of social studies, answer the following question. Document 1 Hebrew text: "Honor your father and mother . . . You shall not murder . . . You shall not steal." Document 2 8. If a man has stolen an ox, a sheep, a pig, or a boat that belonged to a temple or palace, he shall repay thirty times its cost. If it belonged to a private citizen, he shall repay ten times. If a thief cannot pay, he shall be put to death. Select two responses that accurately identify Documents 1 and 2. (WH 19.B)

• Document 1: set a high standard of moral conduct for everyone to follow despite their social status in Judaism.

• Document 1: were a list of amendments individuals were expected to follow while in a religious temple ONLY.

• Document 2: established an organized government based on a clear set of written laws and consequences.

• Document 2: God established a promise with the Hebrews in exchange for obeying God’s commandments.

• Document 1 and Document 2 both were a set of laws/rules established by the Babylonian King Hammurabi.

The Hammurabi’s Code political impact was that it established a single code of laws that were more ______1_______ and _____2_______ because they were written. (WH. 19B)

• 1A Stable

• 1B Stable

• 2A Unpredictable

• 2B Predictable

• 1C Unreliable

  2C Subjective