Code of Hammurabi
By: Tysen Stephenson, Eric Jackson, and Emily Turner
What is the code?
• 282 laws - rapidly growing empire
• Found - 1901 by French archeologists
How do they affect us today?
• Centralized government foundation
• High respect for all authority
• Patriarchal society
• Discouragement of social hierarchyExamples of the codes
"If a man accuses another of a crime and cannot prove that that man performed the crime he shall be put to death"
"If you steal from the temple or the court you and the person that received the gift shall be put to death"
"If you steal the minor son of one man you shall be put to death"
Citations
CHNM.GMU.EDU
Hammurabi's Code
In-text: (Chnm.gmu.edu)
Bibliography: Chnm.gmu.edu,. 'Hammurabi's Code'. N.p., 2015. Web. 31 Aug. 2015."The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi." The Avalon Project : Code of Hammurabi. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.
Cuneiform
TRAVELTOEAT.COM
Code
In-text: (Traveltoeat.com)
Bibliography: Traveltoeat.com,. 'Code'. N.p., 2015. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.
Pillar of code
ANCIENT.EU
Code2
In-text: (Ancient.eu)
Bibliography: Ancient.eu,. 'Code2'. N.p., 2015. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.
Piece of the Code
3.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM
Code3
In-text: (3.bp.blogspot.com)
Bibliography: 3.bp.blogspot.com,. 'Code3'. N.p., 2015. Web. 31 Aug. 2015.