Vocabulary
Hammurabi was the king of....
Babylon
What did Hammurabi create?
Hammurabi's code
How did Hammurabi make sure that everyone knew his laws?
He had Scribes write it and he displayed it for all to see.
What is a code?
Laws
What did Hammurabi create?
Hammurabi's code?
In Hammurabi's code the punishment for a crime depended on what?
Social Class (rank)
What is cuneiform?
The form of writing used in Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi's code was based off of?
An eye for an eye.
Under Hammurabi's code, what would happen if a son hit his father?
His hand would be taken off
The people of Mesopotamia wrote on?
Clay
How many laws were in Hammurabi's code?
282
Under Hammurabi's code, what were you considered even if you committed a crime on accident?
Guilty
What does an eye for an eye mean?
The punishment matches the crime
What did Hammurabi write his laws on?
Stele
Hammurabi's code was the first...
written down organized list of laws.