Hammurabi Code Reading

Who discovered the Code of Hammurabi?

• Howard Carter

• Arthur Evans

• Jacques de Morgan

• Heinrich Schliemann

What is the Code of Hammurabi written in?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform script

• Greek

• Latin

Which principle from the Code of Hammurabi is still followed in American courtrooms?

• Guilty until proven innocent

• Innocent until proven guilty

• Eye for an eye

• Trial by combat

What was the punishment for a slave who denied a master's authority according to the Code of Hammurabi?

• Imprisonment

• Amputation of an ear

• Flogging

• Death

What does the carving on top of the Hammurabi stele depict?

• A map of Mesopotamia

• A royal banquet

• Hammurabi receiving the laws from Shamash

• A battle scene

Which earlier king's law collection included fewer physical punishments and more monetary fines?

• King Ur-Namma

• King Gilgamesh

• King Sargon

• King Nebuchadnezzar

What is one of the earliest known forms of alimony payments found in?

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Justinian Code

• The Magna Carta

• The Twelve Tables

What was Hammurabi's primary goal in promoting his code?

• To increase taxes

• To expand his empire

• To build more monuments

• To be remembered as a fair and just king

What did the Mesopotamian legal system emphasize to get to the truth of a case?

• Divine intervention

• Witnesses and oaths

• Bribery

• Torture

What idea did Hammurabi's code promote that is still significant today?

• Punishments should be severe

• Laws should be kept secret

• Only the rich deserve justice

• Justice should be fair and impartial