TELL THE STORY OF HAMMURABI’S CODE

Societies need regulation in order to enjoy peace and prosperity and this can be provided through laws. Some of the first written laws were produced by Hammurabi and was called Hammurabi’s code. Do your research and tell the story of this famous legal document.

Familiarize yourself with the issue:

·         “Hammurabi’s Code of Law” https://prezi.com/mrbk-5i-x-j4/hammurabis-code-of-law/ 

·         “Hammurabi’s Code” https://prezi.com/2snxuicfjbvd/hammurabis-code/

·         “Hammurabi’s Code” https://prezi.com/vpv4av8bw5ol/hammurabis-code/   

Reading material to annotate

·         “8 Things you may not know about Hammurabi’s Code” http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-hammurabis-code

·         “Hammurabi of Babylon: Code, Summary, Stele” http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/hammurabi-of-babylon-code-summary-stele.html#lesson

·         “Hammurabi” http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi

·         “Hammurabi’s code: an eye for an eye” http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4c.asp 

Videos to watch and annotate:

·         “Turning points in history – Hammurabi’s code of law” This video can be used to help write the introduction and conclusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4

• Hammurabi's Code: The Advent of Law, Prerequisites and Implications

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/hammurabis-code-the-advent-of-law-prerequisites-and-implications.html#lesson