1. Do Now
Copy the definitions for “code” and “Hammurabi” from page 43.

2. vocab Code An organized list of laws and rules Hammurabi
The king of Babylon from about 1792 to B.C.; creator of the Babylonian Empire

3. Hammurabi: King of Babylonian Empire
One of the earliest sets of written laws
1792 BCE BCE
Only discovered in 1901
Why would he want an organized, written set of laws for his whole empire?

4. Hammurabi’s Stele
Stele: An upright stone or slab with an inscribed or sculptured surface, used as a monument or as a commemorative tablet in the face of a building.

5. Newspaper Article
Why did Hammurabi establish a written list of laws?
What kinds of things did Hammurabi’s Code have laws about?
Explain “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
Explain how the code treated different social classes.
What did the harshness of the punishment depend on?
 *Give an example.
So why is Hammurabi’s Code so important? (Page 45)
Imagine that you are present in ancient Mesopotamia when Hammurabi established the new written laws.
Use the information on page 44 and first part of 45.
You must include this information->

6. Why did Hammurabi establish a written list of laws?
So that people know what is expected of them and what punishment they will receive if they disobey a law.
What kinds of things did Hammurabi’s Code have laws about?
Adopting children. Trade, labor, property, family. Practicing medicine, hiring wagons/boats, and controlling dangerous animals
Explain “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
Punishment should be similar to the crime.
Explain how the code treated different social classes.
Lower social classes received worst punishments as lawbreakers, and received less compensation for crimes as victims.
What did the harshness of the punishment depend on?
How important the victim and lawbreaker were (the higher the class of the victim, the greater the punishment)
So why are Hammurabi’s Code so important? (Page 45)
They are important because for the first time they were written down so everyone knew the rules and punishments.

7. Do Now Copy the HW: Page 47 #1A, 1B, 1C
2+ detailed sentences each question
Take out your Hammurabi activity we started yesterday.

8. Why did Hammurabi establish a written list of laws?
So that people know what is expected of them and what punishment they will receive if they disobey a law.
What kinds of things did Hammurabi’s Code have laws about?
Adopting children. Trade, labor, property, family. Practicing medicine, hiring wagons/boats, and controlling dangerous animals
Explain “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
Punishment should be similar to the crime.
Explain how the code treated different social classes.
Lower social classes received worst punishments as lawbreakers, and received less compensation for crimes as victims.
What did the harshness of the punishment depend on?
How important the victim and lawbreaker were (the higher the class of the victim, the greater the punishment)
So why are Hammurabi’s Code so important? (Page 45)
They are important because for the first time they were written down so everyone knew the rules and punishments.

9. Activity for Today
With your group, you are going to visit six stations.
At each station, there will be different laws or information about Hammurabi’s code.
Using the information or laws provided, respond to the appropriate questions on your activity sheet.

10. 1. Why do you think the stele was placed near the temple?
Station A
 1. Why do you think the stele was placed near the temple?  
To connect the laws to the gods; so everyone could see it
2. Why do you think that picture was put at the top of the stele?  
To show people that Hammurabi got the laws from the gods
Station B
 1. Why do you think growing cities required written laws?
To control and organize people and property
2. How can written laws unite people living in a certain area?
Everyone has to follow the same laws

11. 1. Why do you think Hammurabi had this part added to the laws?
Station C
 1. Why do you think Hammurabi had this part added to the laws?
To show that he has the most power, so that everyone would obey him and not question the laws
2. How do you think everyday people would react to this?  
Scared, intimidated
Station D
 1. How do punishments change depending on the social class?
The harshness of the punishment depended on the social class of the victim and lawbreaker
2. How are lower classes treated differently than higher classes?
The higher social classes received better treatment, lower social classes got worst punishments

12. 1. What does this law tell you about the Babylonian’s idea of justice?
Station E
1. What does this law tell you about the Babylonian’s idea of justice?
People still had to be proven guilty of a crime, not just accused.
2. How is this law similar to or different from our laws today?  
People have to be found guilty, but if someone wrongly accuses another they are arrested, not killed.
Station F
 1. What does this law tell you about accidents in the Babylonian Empire?
Even if you break a law “by accident” you are still responsible.
2. Do you agree with this law? Why or why not?
Yes and no….

13. 4 Corners Activity

14. “If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.”
This law is fair.

15. Hammurabi’s laws were strict, and they had to be this way in order to control the people, and prevent chaos.

16. If I lived in ancient Babylon, I would definitely listen to the laws.