The Code Of Hammurabi

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The Code Of Hammurabi

• A little background..

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Sumerian Decline

• Around 2000 B.C. , the southern region of
  Mesopotamia fell to invaders
• Amorites
• Settled the city of Babylon

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The Babylonians

• 1792 B.C.- King Hammurabi assumed the throne
• Reunited mesopotamia
• Known as Old Babylonian Empire
• Best known for his collection of laws called..

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The Code Of Hammurabi
Shows the king accepting the laws from Shamash,
the god of justice
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What is the Code?

• Discovered by archaeologists in 1901
• 282 Laws
• Prologue reveals Mesopotamian concept of ruler
  chosen by a god to administer his will on earth
• Now Lets Read It!!

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Questions??

• What does the law say? Rewrite in own words
  stating crime and punishment.
• Are these fair solutions? Did everyone receive
  the same punishment? Explain.
• Would these be crimes/laws in our society today?
  If so, how might it be dealt with?

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REVIEW

• All are not treated equally under the law
• Monetary compensation and exact retaliation (an
  eye for an eye)
• Business transactions regulated
• First written code of law