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Who was Hammurabi?He was a god.He was a king of the first city of Ur.He was the king of the Babylonian empire.He was a Mesopotamian scribe. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is he famous for?He was the first to use cuneiform (writing)He was the first emperor.He had a powerful army.He was the first to produce written laws.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow would you describe his laws?Fair and balanced.Very harsh by our modern standards.Too lenient (easy on the offender)complicated
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a toothIt's raining cats and dogs.Break a leg!The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?He had scribes write and display them for all to seeHe required fathers to teach the code to their childrenHe had teachers make students memorize themHe required priests to pray them to the gods as worship
- 6. Multiple Choice
Hammurabi united all of the kingdoms of ...
Rome
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIf a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has nocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver."
--Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.All men are equal under the law.Violence must always be punished with violence.Fines are preferable to physical punishment. - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags