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Purpose of Laws Take a few moments to think about these questions

Explore the purpose and impact of Hammurabi's Code, the first collection of laws in history. Reflect on the consequences of strict measures and consider how society would differ if Hammurabi's Code was followed today.

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Purpose of Laws Take a few moments to think about these questions

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  1. Purpose of LawsTake a few moments to think about these questions • Do laws promote good behavior or punish bad behavior? • What do the rules at school currently promote?

  2. Hammurabi’s Code • In 1790 b.c.e Hammurabi, King of Babylon, took control of much of the Mesopotamia region. • He tried to unite his empire by establishing a set of laws for everyone to abide by- this was call the Code of Hammurabi FIRST COLLECTION OF LAWS IN HISTORY. • 282 Laws total • There was both criminal laws and civil laws

  3. Here are a few….

  4. If the woman has not been careful but has gadded about, neglecting her house and belittling her husband, they shall throw that woman into the water.

  5. 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

  6. If a "sister of god" (nun) who is not • living in a convent opens a wine shop • or enters a wine shop for a drink, they • shall burn that woman

  7. If a man be in debt and is unable to • pay his creditors, he shall sell his wife, • son, or daughter, or bind them over to • service. For three years they shall work • in the houses of their purchaser or master; • in the fourth year they shall be given their • freedom.

  8. If bad characters gather in the house of • a wine seller and she does not arrest those • characters and bring them to the palace, that • wine seller shall be put to death.

  9. If any one bring an accusation against a • man, and the accused go to the river and • leap into the river, if he sink in the river his • accuser shall take possession of his house. • But if the river prove that the accused is • not guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he • who had brought the accusation shall be • put to death, while he who leaped into the • river shall take possession of the house that • had belonged to his accuser.

  10. You tell me… • Do you think Hammurabi was too harsh or just right? • In what ways would the US be different if we followed Hammurabi’s Code? • Would it be good or bad? Tell me specific reasons why! (explain your answer)

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