Education

1. When Marduk sent me to rule over men, to
give the protection of right to the land, I did
right and in righteousness brought about the
well-being of the oppressed.
Below are situations Hammurabi faced.
Decide what you think to be a fair way to deal
with the problem. Then, click to see what
Hammurabi declared. Would Marduk, the
supreme god, be pleased with your decisions?
HAMMURABI'S LAW

3. Hammurabi's Code
- Hammurabi was the King and founder of the
Babylonian empire

4. Hammurabi's Code
- Hammurabi was the King and founder of the
Babylonian empire
- code contained 282 laws

5. Hammurabi's Code
- Hammurabi was the King and founder of the
Babylonian empire
- code contained 282 laws
- settled conflict in ALL
areas of life

6. Hammurabi's Code
- based on the idea of "eye for an eye"

7. Hammurabi's Code
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- based on the idea of "eye for an eye"
punishment should be equal to the crime
committed
Based on social class

8. What should be done
to the carpenter who
builds a house that
falls and kills the
owner?

9. If a builder builds a house
for a man and does not
make its construction
sound, and the house which
he has built collapses and
causes the death of the
owner of the house, the
builder shall be put to death.

10. What happens if a man
is unable to pay his
debts?

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