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Hammurabi’s Code

Discuss the following: What makes a crime a crime? Who decides? Why do we have crime and punishment? Is a system of justice/punishment necessary to make a “civilization”? What do our current laws say about us a country? As people?

King Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE) 1st King of Babylonian Empire Complex society at the time required complex laws Laws were both human and divine Laws that were written down Didn’t invent coded law, but his survived

Hammurabi’s Code List of legal precedents Show Babylonian values, beliefs and attitudes Laws promote welfare of people Established the idea of presumed innocence People trust the laws and king because they came from Gods

Values (n.) One’s judgment of what is important in life; a person’s principles or standards of behavior

Beliefs: Mental act, condition or habit of placing trust in another; mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality or validity of something

Settled way of thinking or feeling about something or someone Attitudes: Settled way of thinking or feeling about something or someone

Comparing Laws Day 1 We will read the introduction on pages 16-17 together. Read the questions on page 17, but you DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE OUT ANSWERS FOR THEM. Read pages 18-22 (Hammurabi section). Annotate each law. You should either summarize the law or identify a theme for the types of crime it addresses.

Comparing Laws Day 2 Define values, beliefs and attitudes with a personal connection Fill in the top of the Babylonian values, beliefs and attitudes chart Carefully read and annotate the Jewish Law section (pgs. 22-26) Fill in the section of the Jewish Law values, beliefs and attitude chart for homework