Hammurabi’s Law:
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Hammurabi’s Code of Laws
1. Explain the law in your own words:
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Examine It!
2. Who is involved in this law?
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3. What are they told to do or not do in this law?
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4. What are the consequences of this law?
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Illustrate It!
5. Draw a picture to show what the law means. (with color)
Justify It!
3. Do you think it was a good law? Yes or no______
Why or Why not?
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Compare and Contrast
How is it similar to a law today?
How is it different from laws today?
Relate to it!
Explain 1 law you have at home at what its consequences are.
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6. What challenges (problems) do you think leaders have when creating laws to run a
society?
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