Which of the following is the best motto for Hammurabi's code?
  • Finders, keepers
  • Honesty is the best policy
  • An eye for an eye
  • Easy come, easy go
What is Hammurabi's Code?
  • a story of Babylon's creation
  • it is the language of Ancient Sumer
  • it is a collection of written laws and rules
What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?
  • He had them carved on stele and placed where all could see
  • He put the code on paper and gave one to each family
  • He carved them on clay tablets
Hammurabi's Law was famous for punishments that were...
  • mild
  • fair
  • harsh
  • unclear
"Eye for an Eye" is an example of what kind of punishment?
  • Fee
  • Same Injury
  • Death
  • Other Injury
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
  • It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
  • it was used by many later civilizations as a model
  • It treated all people the same under the law.
  • It was carved in stone.
Hammurabi's Code is important to history because
  • it made society lawless
  • it created the same laws we follow today
  • it made laws standard across an empire
  • it punished every crime with death
Why is Hammurabi's Code a primary source?
  • It is a legal document
  • It is the only written record of Hammurabi
  • It contains important information about the past
  • It was created when Hammurabi ruled
Which of these statements best describes "eye for an eye"justice?
  • Crimes against someone's eyes are punished by death.
  • Someone convicted of a crime would be subjected to the same harm they committed.
  • Anyone who is the victim of a crime gets to keep the eyes of the criminal.
  • Criminals have their left eye removed as a warning to others.
Which of these was true about the culture of Babylonia when Hammurabi was king?
  • There was a military government in place, and laws only applied to non-soldiers.
  • People in lower social classes were punished more harshly by the law.
  • The king and his family were not allowed to own slaves.
  • All people were considered equal except for foreigners.
Hammurabi was the king of which ancient empire?
  • Assyria
  • Sumer
  • Babylonia
  • Akkadia
Where were Hammurabi's laws posted?
  • a stone stele
  • clay tablets
  • a large book
  • on a ziggurat
Who did Hammurabi claim gave him the laws?
  • his father, the former king
  • the god, Shamash
  • the high priests
  • the police
Who was Hammurabi? 
  • Hammurabi was a God in Ancient Sumer
  • Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
  • Hammurabi was a warrior
What does the bolded phrase in the sentence mean :  The purpose of the laws was to unify and maintain order. 
  • keep the peace
  • punish people
  • organize people
How did Hammurabi come to rule over all of Mesopotamia? 
  • He was the king of Babylon
  • His father left him the land 
  • He conquered and united all of Mesopotamia
Who did Hammurabi claim encouraged him to create the laws?
  • The people of Babylon
  • The Gods
  • The Akkadians
If a man has concealed in his house a lost slave belonging to the Palace or to a subject, and has not brought him or her out at the proclamation of the crier (the person looking for his slave;) the owner of the house shall be put to death.
  • If you hide someone else's slave and you do not give them back when asked, you will be put to death.
  • If you have a slave you will be put to death.
  • If you have a slave in your palace, you will be put to death
If a man has destroyed the eye of a man of the gentleman's class (the upper class,) they shall destroy his eye.  If he has broken a gentleman's bone, they shall break his bone.  If a man has destroyed the eye of a common person or broken the bone of a common person, he shall pay with a piece of silver.  If a man has destroyed the eye of a gentleman's slave, he will have to pay the owner of the slave half of what they paid for the slave.
  • If you hurt the upper class, your punishment is the same as what you did.  "Eye for an Eye"If you hurt a common person you pay for the damages.If you hurt a slave, you have to pay half the slave's price.
  • If you hurt a gentleman, commoner or slave you will have your bone broken and have to pay with silver.
  • If you hurt a gentleman, you need to pay for damages and if you hurt a commoner or slave, you go to jail.
Hammurabi was best known for his _______. A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.
  • Beard
  • Code
  • Consequences
  • Sword
In Hammurabi's Code, if a person breaks the leg of another person, their punishment is?
  • Death
  • Jail
  • To have their leg broken
  • No punishment
The Stele is a _____________ source.
  • Secondary
  • Primary
  • Fake
  • Terrible
If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off the son's hand.
  • If a father hits his son, they can cut off the father's hands.
  • If a father and son get in a fight, they will both get their hands cut off.
  • If a child hits his parents, the child will get his hand cut off.
If a gentleman strikes (hits) a gentleman in a flight and inflicts (causes) injury on him, the man shall swear, "I did not strike (hit) him deliberately" and he shall pay only the surgeon.(Deliberately means it was done on purpose)
  • If you hit someone in a fight and cause injury on accident, you will go to jail.
  • If you hurt someone in a fight accidentally, you will only have to pay for the person's doctor (surgeon's) bill.
  • If you get in a fight and accidentally hurt someone, you will need to go see a surgeon.
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