Hammurabi's Code and Its Implications

Where was the pillar with Hammurabi's Code first discovered by French archaeologists?

• Egypt

• Greece

• Iran

• China

What was Hammurabi's main goal in creating his set of laws for his empire?

• To make everyone rich

• To bring fairness and stop the strong from harming the weak

• To build more cities

• To conquer more land

According to Hammurabi's Code, what happened if an accused person drowned after being thrown into the Euphrates River?

• They were declared innocent

• They were declared guilty

• They were set free

• They had to pay a fine

What did Law #196 of Hammurabi's Code state about someone who put out another man's eye?

• They had to pay a large fine

• They would be put to death

• Their own eye would be put out

• They would be thrown into the river

How did Hammurabi's Code treat punishments for people from different social classes?

• Punishments were always the same for everyone

• Higher class people received harsher punishments

• Punishments could be different depending on social class

• Only commoners were punished