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Name Date: Mesopotamia Day 11 SWBAT summarize Hammurabi's Code. SWBAT define social inequality and justice Do Now: Read the imaginary situation and answer the questions inside the thought bubble. IMAGINE: Why do we have deductions in place? What might class be like without a system of deductions? Email: [email protected] 1 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: INTRODUCTION TO NEW MATERIAL The Babylon Under the Rule of Hammurabi Life Under His Rule - Strong Government - Great Military Leadership - Strict Order Accomplishments - Extended territory to cover all of Mesopotamia - Defeated Invaders - Developed Hammurabi’s 2 Code Email: [email protected] Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: VOCABULARY 1. Social inequality- _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Justice -__________________________________________________________ What is Justice? Directions: Together, let’s talk through the three cases below and discuss the whether the outcome was just or not. Scenario #1 Eddie is caught shoplifting a cell phone at Radio Shack. Eddie is 11 years old. It is a first offense. The police call his parents, and Eddie returns the phone. There will be no criminal record. Is this fair to Eddie? (Explain) Is it fair to Radio Shack? (Explain) Scenario #2 J.D is caught mouthing-off (very inappropriate comments) to Alex about his mother. J.D must apologize verbally and in writing. Is this fair to J.D? (Explain) Is it fair to Alex? (Explain) Scenario #3 Mathew let Frank borrow his PSP 3000 handheld gaming toy. A few days later, Frank dropped it and broke the screen. What would be a fair punishment for Frank? Email: [email protected] 3 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: GOVERNMENT IN MESOPOTAMIA: Hammurabi and First Code of Laws Write-Pair-Share: What do you think the quote below means? Jot down your ideas. “ Take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Email: [email protected] 4 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: GUIDED PRACTICE STOP AND JOT: 1. Did the laws treat people of different classes with justice? What is your opinion of this? 2. What would happen if somebody accidently5 broke the law? (Do you think that’s fair?) Email: [email protected] Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Email: [email protected] Date: 6 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: INDEPENDENT PRACTICE Directions: Read the following passage about Hammurabi's Code and then answer the questions that follow in complete sentences. The Code of Hammurabi Hammurabi was the king of Babylon in Mesopotamia from around 1790 BCE until 1750 BCE. Under Hammurabi’s control, Babylon became an empire that controlled most of Mesopotamia. Hammurabi was a great warrior, but he is best remembered for his code of laws, which he had carved on a marble monument. Hammurabi’s Code is 282 laws that name crimes and set out punishments for each of them. many different parts of life: The laws apply to everyone and deal with farming, trading, marriage, religion, even how family members should treat each other. The famous phrase “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” is based on the Hammurabi’s ideas code. written The out in code of Hammurabi was not the first set of laws Email: [email protected] 7 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: ever written, but it is the best preserved and most well known. Historians know about Hammurabi’s because they found a large cuneiform tablet that had the code written out on it. 1. Who was Hammurabi? 2. What was Hammurabi's Code? 3. Overall, do you think Hammurabi’s Code of laws were fair? Why? 4. Do you agree with Gandhi’s quote? Why or why not? Email: [email protected] 8 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: EXIT TICKET- HAMMURABI’S CODE OF LAWS 1. Who was Hammurabi? a) b) c) d) Babylonian King Roman King Egyptian King British Queen 2. The laws are carved in a) b) c) d) Sand Marble Wood Dirt 3. The Code of Hammurabi contained ___________________(#) laws, written by scribes on 12 tablets 4. What was so important about the Code of Hammurabi? a) b) c) d) Listed crimes and punishments Described how to perform religious ceremonies Was a secret message that only religious officials knew Explained how government officials were chosen Email: [email protected] 9 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Date: HOMEWORK- HAMMURABI’S CODES Hammurabi’s greatest achievement was his code of laws, which he had engraved on a towering stone monument called a stele. Hammurabi’s Code was important because it created a set of rules that helped to govern a civilization while trying to protect people even if they had little political power. It called for different punishments based on the social class of the lawbreaker and the victim of the crime. The following are three of the laws in the Code of Hammurabi: 203. If a free-born man (upper class) strikes the body of another free-born man or equal rank, he shall pay one gold mina (coin). 204. If a freed slave (middle class) strikes the body of another freed slave, he shall pay ten shekels in money. 205. If a slave strikes the body of a freed man, his ear shall be cut off. 1. What is a stele? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. According to laws 203-205, what is the punishment if a slave were to hit a freed man? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How were punishments different between people under Hammurabi’s Code? Use the word, status, in your answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Email: [email protected] 10 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Email: [email protected] Date: 11 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Email: [email protected] Date: 12 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com Name Email: [email protected] Date: 13 Phone: 646-581-7700 Website: dphgloballiteracy.wikispaces.com