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The first organized set of laws Hammurabi’s Code

Homework out!!! Who wants to share their laws….

Who is Hammurabi? Ruler of Babylon, conquered the city-states of Sumer. First King to codify a set of laws Codify means: to bring together Codified a total of 282 laws The laws were carved in stone pillars around the city The laws were based on the system of retaliation Retaliation= you get what you deserve in punishment Example: eye for an eye or tooth for a tooth.

Why is Hammurabi's code important? The government is responsible for what goes on in society. Set the example that society needs organized laws

Work with the 9 o’clock appointments Read over “Hammurabi’s Code” with someone else Underline, make comments or questions you have on the side margins. When you finish reading: Answer the three questions that fallow: What can we learn about Babylonian society about religion? About Marriage? About making a living? Other aspects of society?

Some of the Hammurabi Laws If a person accuses another person of a crime, the accused shall go to the river and jump in. If he drowns, the person who accused him may have the accused person's house. If the accused doesn't drown, then the River-God has decided that he is innocent. The person who made the accusation is to be put to death, and the accused shall take his house. If anyone opens his ditches to water his crop, but is careless, and the water floods the field of his neighbor, then he shall pay his neighbor corn for his loss. Does not care --less makes it the opposite, example: homeless

If he be not able to replace the corn, then he and his possessions shall be divided among the farmers whose corn he has flooded If a physician kills a patient or cuts out a patient's eye when trying to remove a tumor, the physicians' hands will be cut off. Physician is a doctor If a builder builds a house and the house collapses and kills the owner of the house, the builder shall be put to death. If the house collapses and kills the owner's son, then the son of the builder shall be put to death.

If a son hits his father, his hands shall be cut off. If a fire breaks out in a house and a person who helps to put out the fire steals something from the house, that person shall be thrown into the fire. If a man destroys the eye of another man, his eye shall be destroyed. If he breaks the bone of another, his bone shall be broken. If a man's wife, who lives in his house, wishes to leave it, plunges into debt, tries to ruin her house, neglects her husband, and is found guilty: if her husband offer her release, she may go on her way, and he gives her nothing as a gift of release. If her husband does not wish to release her, and if he take another wife, she shall remain as a servant in her husband's house.

If a man wishes to divorce his wife, he must return her dowry and give her the use of part of his field for farming and part of his property so that she can provide for her children. Dowry: property that the women had before marriage If a man's wife becomes sick, the husband may take a second wife, but must continue to care for the sick wife as long as she lives. If a person steals from a temple or takes goods stolen from the temple, he shall be put to death.

What can we learn? Religion: The gods can judge who is guilty and who is not The temple is a very sacred place, people can die if they steal from it Marriage The man is more liberal and can take more wives if she leaves him or becomes sick. The man can marry another wife, must take care of the previous one if she is sick

What can we learn? Making a living Responsibility for own actions The farmer, needs to take care of own crops or pay for damages the builder needs to make sure that the house stands strong the doctor needs to make sure that he does not put the life of a patient in danger The son needs to respect the father Honesty—not taking other peoples property or from the temple Other aspects Divorce is allowed Woman does not have many rights

Final Question: Answer one of the two questions Write one paragraph to explain your answer. 1. Do you think that Hammurabi’s code was fair? Why? 2. In Chicago we have a lot of crime and violence, do you think that Hammurabi’s code would work in government decided to make it a law?

Study Guide With a partner, begin to answer the questions on the study guide. Answer on a separate sheet of paper.