Primary Sources: The Code of Hammurabi
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Note from the author:
Read the passage Primary Sources: The Code of Hammurabi. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Primary Sources: The Code of Hammurabi. Then answer the questions below.
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Which quote BEST describes the document's purpose?
Which quote BEST describes the document's purpose?
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What are the limitations of this primary source? Select two correct answers.
What are the limitations of this primary source? Select two correct answers.
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Drag each law to the correct box to show if the law was intended to protect people or property.
Drag each law to the correct box to show if the law was intended to protect people or property.
- "If a builder builds a house and it collapses and kills the owner, the builder shall be put to death."
- "If a fire breaks out and the man who puts it out steals furniture, he shall be thrown into that fire."
- "If a man is a brigand (member of a gang of robbers) and attacks people who are traveling, he shall be put to death."
- "If a man breaks a hole in a house, he shall be put to death in front of that hole. Then he shall be pushed into it."
- Protects people
- Protects property