2020 Babylon and Hammurabi's Code

1. What is the definition of an EMPIRE? A large area of land and people that are controlled by many rulers A large area of land and people that are controlled by one government. A large area of land and people that are out of control. A large area of land and people that vote on issues and have a say in governemnt. 2. How did Babylon become so wealthy (rich)? They conquered many lands. Their land was rich in gold. They were great traders. They invented silk. 3. Define CARAVAN: The king's officials Culture and learning A bazaar A group of traders 4. The duites of King Hammurabi's officials included all of the following EXCEPT: Making laws Managing the building of new roads Collecting taxes Managing irrigation projects 5. King Hammurabi was the first king in history to: rule a vast area of land. write down his laws and punishments for all to see. create a tax system that was fair to all citizens. Allow his citizens to vote. 6. How many laws and punishments were published in the Code of Hammurabi? 82 182 282 382 7. The Code of Hammurabi is based on the following saying: The wicked and evil will be imprisioned. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Obey my laws, for I am king. The strong will oppress the weak. 8. Hammurabi's Code ... protected all citizens equally. protected only the nobles. protected all citizens, but not equally. protected all citizens, except the slaves. 9. The punishments for breaking a law under Hammurabi's Code changed with the: severity of the crime. social class of the victim. reasason given for the crime. age of the victim. 10. Under Hammurabi's Code, the higher class the victim. the _ the punishment for the accused. milder more secretive shorter harsher 11. One of the punishments under Hammurabi's Code forced the accused to jump into the river to determine innocense or guilt!!! This practice was called: Trial by Jury Trial by Your Peers Trial by Code Trial by Ordeal 12. Hammurabi's code included criminal and civil laws. CIVIL LAWS are laws that deal with ..... private rights, such as buisness contracts and marriage violence and murder the destruction of property theft 13. The Babylonians mabe great achievements in mathematics. They created... addition and subtraction integers multiplication and division fractions 14. The United States Constitution borrows this value from the Code of Hammurabi. Justice Equality Truthfulness Patience Read each statement about Hammurabi's Code. Analyze the statement to determine if it is a:PRO (something positive )OR CON (something negative ). 15 - 25 PRO (positive) The laws were simple and easy to understand. The laws protected all citizens, from the noble to the slave. There were a reasonable number of laws. The government would replace stolen items. Everybody knew and understood the laws and punishments. Some of the punishments were fair and fit the crime. CON (negative) Many punishments were violent, cruel, and harsh. The punishments changed, depending on social class. If you broke a law by accident, you still received the punishment. Women and children were a man's property. He could sell them into slavery for up to three years. It was very risky to accuse someone of a crime. The accuser would be put to death if there was not evidence of the crime.