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
If a man is caught committing robbery, what will happen to him?
How did Hammurabi gain his power?
The Gods gave him power.
Could all kids go to school?
No
What does "till" mean:
farm, work
Who was Shamash?
God who told Hammurabi his Code of Laws
What was the goal of Hammurabi's code?
To keep order
Were Farmers/Craftsman respected? Why?
Yes because they created goods.
Could all kids learn to read/write?
Yes.
Diorite Stele
a black rock which had the code written on it.
What is present day Mesopotamia?
Iraq
How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code?
282
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.
Akkadian
Language in which the Code of Hammurabi was written
Paris, France
His hands will be cut off
The written language was called....
Cunieform
Who had the highest power (besides the King)?
Priests and people with money.
Louvre
Where the Diorite Stele is kept today
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the oldest and longest deciphered writings in existence.
True