WorksheetsCode of Hammurabi Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Hammurabi worked to unite his empire. What was his most significant contribution to that effort?
The creation of a law code
Declaring war on Egypt
Building a series of new canals and waterways
Constructing a new temple
Hammurabi was the king of ancient Babylon. Where was ancient Babylon located?
India
China
Egypt
Ancient Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code dealt with criminal law and civil law. Criminal law deals with offenses against others such as murder, assault, and robbery. Another aspect of Hammurabi's Code dealt with civil law. This branch of law deals with things such as business contracts, property inheritance, taxes, and marriage. Which aspect of Hammurabi’s law code does the following law fall under?
“136. If anyone leaves his house, run away, and then his wife go to another house, if then he return, and wishes to take his wife back: because he fled from his home and ran away, the wife of this runaway shall not return to her husband.”
Real Estate Law
Criminal Law
Civil Law
Biblical Law
Which of the following is a reason why the Code of Hammurabi is so important?
The code was actually written by King Solomon.
The code is considered to have been a fraud composed sometime in the late nineteenth century.
The codes have served as a model for establishing justice in other cultures .
The code is the earliest example of comedic literature ever produced.
Which of the following adjectives would best describe the law code established by Hammurabi?
Lenient
Harsh
Humorous
Merciful
How did Hammurabi want the people who lived in his empire to be aware of the laws his government was going to follow?
He had craftsmen engrave almost 300 laws on a pillar of stone and placed on public display.
He had a copy mailed to every citizen in his empire.
He hid them in a museum that nobody would ever visit.
He had local officials quiz people on them every day.
Which of the following would be considered a primary source?
A textbook
A biography of an historical figure
A newspaper editorial
A letter
Which two rivers provided Mesopotamia with water for agriculture?
The Tigris and Euphrates
The Nile and Congo
The Thames and Volga
The Ganges and Brahmaputra
Which of the following is the best meaning for "Mesopotamia"?
Between rivers
Down in the valley
Under the mountain
Across the sea
Which of the following is one of the earliest and more complete written legal codes from ancient times?
The Geneva Convention
The Law of Land Navigation
The Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Atlantis
