Transcript Hammurabi`s code Section 3 ch 11

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Come in, sit down, get out thirty
laws and have a seat!
CNN Student News-discussion
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Who is Joseph Kony, and why was a video made
about him?
Why do you think that its producers chose to
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Why do you think that this video was able to
spread through social media?
What kinds of responses has the video generated?
What have some critics said about this video?
What is your opinion?
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Hammurabi’s Code of Laws Project
Wrote in complete sentences25Has at least
thirty laws25Rough draft25Final draft25
Objectives
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8.01 Describe the role of key historical figures
and evaluate their impact on past and present
societies in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
11.04 Identify examples of economic, political,
and social changes, such as agrarian to industrial
economies, monarchical to democratic
governments, and the roles of women and
minorities, and analyze their impact on culture.
Essential Question
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If you were in control of creating a code of
laws like Hammurabi, what kind of power
would that give you?
Mesopotamia, silt, civilization, Sumer, citystate, ziggurat, cuneiform, Fertile Crescent,
Hammurabi’s code, Harappan civilization,
grid, polytheistic
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-What do you remember about the disasters
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-How was Ishinomaki, the town seen in the
segment, affected by these disasters?
-How did Ishinomaki mark the first
anniversary of the earthquake?
-What resources do you think that
Ishinomaki's residents might need one year
after the disasters?
Hammurabi
Hammurabi was an ancient Babylonian king.
He did something that no one had ever done before.
The Sumerians had created the first written
cuneiform. Using this written language, Hammurabi
created the first written set of laws.
In Hammurabi's court, it did not matter if
you were rich or poor. If you broke the law, and
were found guilty, you would be punished.
Since the laws were clearly written down,
everyone was expected to obey them.
Turning Points in History Hammurabi's Code of Laws
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R4
http://www.phillipmartin.info/ham
murabi/hammurabi_codeindex.htm
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Read over the code
Create your own set of laws
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You must create your own set of laws
You must have at least 30 laws
You must write in complete sentences and take
this assignment seriously
You must have a rough draft and a final polished
draft
This is a project grade! You will receive rubrics
tomorrow!!!!!