Primary Source Code of Hammurabi

What topic best describes law 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

• personal injury

• robbery

• divorce

• harboring a fugitive

What topic best describes Law 142, if a woman hates her husband and says to him "you can not be with me" the authorities in her district will investigate the case. If she has been haste and without fault, even though her husband has neglected or belittled her, she will be held innocent and may return to her father house.

• personal injury

• robbery

• divorce

• harboring a fugitive

What topic best describes Law 196 If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.

• Personal injury

• robbery

• divorce

• harboring a fugitive

What is the occasion of the primary source,

time and place

• around 1750 BEC in Indus River Valley

• around 1750 BCE in Babylonian Empire

• around 1750 BCE in the Egyptian Empire

• around 1750 BCE in Huang He River Valley

Who is the Speaker of the Primary Source?

• The Judge inspired by God Shamash

• King Hammurabi

• Emperor Yu inspired by God Shamash

• King Hammurabi inspired by God Shamash

Which choice best describes what the tone of the laws found in the Primary Source piece?

• Anger

• Authoritative

• Sad

• Optimistic

What is the purpose or reason the Hammurabi code was written?

• to earn the title of Tyrant

• to promote law and order

• to create a classless society

• to promote independences among the city states

Who is the original audience of the Code of Hammurabi

• Students of history

• Historians at Universities

• subjects of the Babylonian Empire

• Readers of the textbook

What conclusion can you draw about the status of women in Babylon?

• Women had no rights

• Women were equal rights under the law

• Women had some protection under the law

What conclusion can you draw from the Code of Hammurabi about Babylonian society?

• it is a egalitarian (equal) society

• there is social stratification(division)

• it is a utopian (perfect) society