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Ten Commandments vs. Hammurabi's Code

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Hammurabi's Code was composed of how many laws?
a)
282
b)
192
c)
292
d)
495
2.
Who did Hammurabi claim encouraged him to create the laws?
a)
The people of Babylon
b)
The Gods
c)
The Akkadians
d)
The summerians 
3.
What is monotheism?
a)
The belief in one God
b)
The belief in many gods
4.
A kind of writing used in Sumer and Babylonia is called
a)
handwriting
b)
cursive
c)
cuneiform
d)
graffiti
5.

Who was the prophet that led the Hebrews out of Egypt?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

Jesus

d)

King Solomon

6.

How many commandments are there?

a)

15

b)

10

c)

11

7.

What is the written language of the Israelites?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Persian

c)

Hebrew

d)

Sumerian

8.

Who was the father of the ancient Israelites (Hebrews)?

a)

King David

b)

Jacob

c)

Isaac

d)

Abraham

9.

Which of the following was the Babylonian code of laws?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Ten Commandments

10.

Which of the following was the Hebrew code of laws?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Ten Commandments

11.

Which of the following listed punishments within the code of law?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Ten Commandments

12.

The message found in the Ten Commandments AND Hammurabi's Code can best be seen today in the study of:

a)

geography

b)

mathematics

c)

law

d)

engineering

13.

What was a similarity between Hammurabi's Code and the Ten Commandments?

a)

Both were made to control people's behavior

b)

Both were made to collect taxes

c)

Both were made to give god or gods all the power

d)

Both gave harsh punishments