learning target code of law. students will be able to
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LEARNING TARGET
• Students will be able to describe Hammurabi and the importance of his Code of Law.
• “Eye for an Eye”
TODAY’S LESSON
• In today’s lesson, you will be learning who Hammurabi was and his Code of Laws.
• You will be looking at laws that were created in 1792 B.C. and making decisions about the correct punishment.
• You will be able to determine what those laws can tell us about their civilization.
CIRCLE MAP ACTIVITY
• Take out a ½ sheet of lined paper and create a circle map. KEEP the other ½ piece of paper for your Ticket Out the Door at the end of this learning target/lesson.
• In the center circle, write the word LAWS
• In the outer circle, write down, in one minute, why we need LAWS.
• When the minute is over, you will share your answers with your partner…underlining the ones you have in common.
THE NEED FOR LAWS
There are many reasons why we need law: to regulate society; to protect people; to enforce rights and to solve conflicts. Laws prevent or deter people from behaving in a manner that negatively affects the quality of life of other people, therefore the consequences of breaking the law often fit the crime.
WHY DO WE NEED GOVERNMENT?
• Civilizations create conflict.
• Government and laws are needed to control society.
• Government role to keep peace and control.
Hammurabi’s Code
➢ Who was Hammurabi?: He was a powerful king who united all of Mesopotamia under his forty-three year reign of Babylon.
➢ His Code of Law: Since he ruled over so many different people with different ideas, way of life and laws, he decided he needed a list of rules all of his people could obey.
➢ Beliefs: He believed the code would help control the empire. His goal was to bring justice and fair treatment to his people. He believed it was his duty to his people and his gods.
Hammurabi, the Priest King (1792 - 1750 BC)
Hammurabi’s Code of Law:was written on a stela in cuneiform and placed where everyone could see so all would be informed of the laws of the land.
Think, Pair, Share
• Who was Hammurabi?
• What is he known for and why do you think he is important in history?
You Be the Judge?
• With your group (team), complete the You Be the Judge worksheet. Please write 2-3 sentences for each situation describing what you believe the correct punishment/or law should be for each.
Situation #1
• What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner?
Situation #2
• What should be done if someone is caught committing a robbery (stealing something)?
Situation #3
• What happens if a man is unable to pay his debts (the money he owes)?
Situation #4
• What should be done about a wife who ignores her duties and belittles (puts down) her husband?
Situation #5
• What should happen to a boy who slaps his father?
Situation #6
• How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another? (when someone accuses another of doing something wrong)
Situation #7
• What happens if a man strikes the body of a man of higher rank?
Situation #8
• What should be done when a "sister of god" (or nun) enters the wine shop for a drink?
Situation #9
• What should be done if a son is adopted and then the birth-parents want him back?
Situation #10
• What happens to the wine seller who fails to arrest bad characters gathered at her shop?
Situation #1
• What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner?
• 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.
Situation #2
• What should be done if someone is caught committing a robbery (stealing something)?
• If someone is caught while committing a robbery, then h/she shall be put to death.
Situation #3
• What happens if a man is unable to pay his debts?
• 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.
Situation #4
• What should be done about a wife who ignores her duties and belittles her husband?
• 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.
Situation #5
• What should happen to a boy who slaps his father?
• If a son strikes his father, they shall cut off his hand.
Situation #6
• How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another?
• 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.
Situation #7
• What happens if a man strikes the body of a man of higher rank?
• If a man strikes the body of a man of higher rank, he shall receive sixty (60) blows with an ox-whip in public.
Situation #8
• What should be done when a "sister of god" (or nun) enters the wine shop for a drink?
• 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.
Situation #9
• What should be done if a son is adopted and then the birth-parents want him back?
• If a man takes in his own home a young boy as a son and rears him, one may not bring claim for that adopted son.
Situation #10
• What happens to the wine seller who fails to arrest bad characters gathered at her shop?
• 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.
Think, Pair, Share
• Do you think Hammurabi’s punishments were fair and brought justice to the people?
• Do you think these punishments would cut down on crime today?
Ticket out the door
1) What did you learn about Hammurabi?2) What are you still confused about?3) What do you still want to know?
Cornell Notes Set-Up- ISN p. 33 Topic: Complex Institution - GovernmentHammurabi’s Code of Law Ch. 4, page 115-116
Essential Question: What did Hammurabi’s Code of Law establish?
Cue Questions:
1. What is a code of law? (p. 115)
2. Define the term: justice (p. 115)
3. Who was protected under the code of law? (p. 115)
4. In primary source, why do you believe the code is referred to as “eye for an eye?” (p.
115)
5. In primary source, how many laws were included in the code? (p. 115)
6. What was the purpose of Hammurabi’s code (p.116)?
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