Code
Interpret: #196: If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out...
To be decided.
Who was Hammurabi?
A King of Babylon
Were slaves treated equally?
No
What is dowry?
Money or property that a wife's family gives to her husband when they marry.
exalted means:
highly thought of
Interpret: If any one strike the body of a an higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip in public.
To be determined.
How did Hammurabi gain his power?
The Gods gave him power.
Could all kids go to school?
No
What does "till" mean:
farm, work
decreed means:
ordered
What was the goal of Hammurabi's code?
To destroy evil- doers and bring righteousness to the land.
Yes because they created goods.
Could all kids learn to read/write?
Yes.
fallow
land with no seeds planted
Swanson's cats name:
Clawdia
Do you think most people in Babylonia made money in cities or in the country?
In the city. Why?
Were the people monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic- Belief in more than 1 God.
Were women respected?
Yes- in some ways. They were not equal but they were respected.
fell
to cause fall
How old are Swanson's kids?
5 & 3
Who's eye is worth the most?
A freed man.
Who's eye is worth the least?
The slaves.
Who had the highest power (besides the King)?
Priests and people with money.
sublime
greatest
How old is Swanson?
32