Hammurabi's Code

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Hammurabi was the king of?

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Babylon

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Hammurabi was best known for his _______. A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.

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Code

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Hammurabi's Code consisted of ____ laws.

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282

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True or False: Hammurabi created the Babylonian Empire and was its first king

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True

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If a son has struck his father, What is his punishment?

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His hands shall be cut off.

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What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?

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He had them carved on stele and placed them where everyone could read them.

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How did Hammurabi come to rule over all of Mesopotamia?

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He conquered and united all of city-states of Mesopotamia.

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Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code? It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes., It was used by many later civilizations as a model., It treated all people the same under the law., It contained punishments, whether you did something on accident or on purpose.

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It treated all people the same under the law.

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A kind of writing used in Sumer and Babylonia is called

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cuneiform

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Hammurabi's Code was written in?

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Cuneiform