Students will be able to...

1. determine how Hammurabi’s Code still influences how we create and enforce laws

2. analyze primary source documents

• SS Binder

• Chromebook

• Hammurabi's Present Day Influence Handout (given in class)

• Hammurabi's Interactive Book Activity (posted in Classroom)

• Code of Hammurabi Word Search (given in class)

(Edpuzzle Link)

Hammurabi’s Code: Ancient Justice, Now with Extra Drama!

King Hammurabi looked around Babylon and said, “You people need rules... and a lot of them.” So he made 282 laws, carved in stone so nobody could say, “Wait, I didn’t know!”

The laws were very specific:

• Steal something? Goodbye hand.

• Break something? You better replace it.

• Poke someone’s eye out? Get ready to say goodbye to yours. (**“Eye for an eye” wasn’t just a saying—it was a lifestyle.)

It was basically the world's first legal system... written like your mom laying down the rules with a sledgehammer.

In short: Hammurabi’s Code was the OG “no excuses” rulebook — fair-ish, firm, and definitely not gentle.

Complete Hammurabi's Interactive Book activity posted in Classroom to learn more about Hammurabi's life.

Complete the Hammurabi's Code Present Day Influences handout as a group. Everyone must complete their own paper.

If you finish early, you may work on the Code of Hammurabi Word Search for extra credit.