Note Taking

Hammurabi's Code
  • What would an archaeologist want to know about the contribution?
    • Where was it discovered?
      • Ancient Susa
    • Who discovered it?
      • French Archaeology Team
    • When was it discovered?
      • 1902-1903
        • Winter
    • What characteristics does it represent?
      • Social Structure
        • Scribe
          • Wrote the laws
        • King
          • Got the laws
      • Religion
        • Sun God
          • Gave laws to king
      • Writing
        • Cuneiform
          • Laws written
      • Technology
        • Stylus (sharp/pointed)
          • Writing tool
        • Clay Tablet
          • Written on
      • Geography
        • The material


  • What are the physical characteristics of the artifact?

    • What is it made of?
      • Shiny black stone
    • Where did the Mesopotamians get the materials from?
  • What is the relevance of the contribution to modern civilizations?
    • Laws
      • We have many


  • Designed to 
    • Prevent strong for taking over weak
    • Equalize society
    • Establish justice
    • Establish fairness
  • Writing
    • Written in cuneiform
    • Akkadian language
  • Affect Future
    • Peaceful
    • Not chaotic 
  • Affect Future Laws
    • Bouncing off of it
    • Improving it
  • Important (Then)
    • Kept people civilized
    • Peaceful 
      • Punishment
        • Jump in river
          • Drown, guilty
          • Live, not guilty
    • Then and now
      • Different laws
      • Same laws
        • Different punishments
Hammurabi's Code VS Today's Law














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