- 1. The author of this PowerPoint is by HillaryBelen Chua in
class 5R. Please enjoy yourselves!
2. 1. Purpose/Some Information I know2. King Hammurabi3. Code Of
Hammurabi4. Mesopotamians Needs The Law5. Helping Us Change The
World6. Some Pictures7. Bibliography8. Reflection9. Q&A (If we
have time.) 3. I want to do this project because I am really
curiousabout the ancient laws of Mesopotamia and how theyuse the
punishment. But I do know some informationabout laws since in
English GD, we are learning aboutthe ancient Mesopotamia (now
claims as Iraq).Centuries ago, people started to live in a
FertileCrescent somewhere in the Middle East. A FertileCrescent is
a place that can grow good crops and thethe land is curved-shape.
There were two rivers calledthe Tigris and Euphrates River between
the land.Later on, the Greeks called the land Mesopotamia,which
also mean between the rivers and civilizationdeveloped in
Mesopotamia! 4. King Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylonia, and
yetcreated the Code of Hammurabi. Before we get to theCode of
Hammurabi, let me introduce you to this wiseking. Hammurabi was
born in the 1790 BCE andpassed away in 1750 BCE. Nobody was sure
how hedied. Some says he died because of natural causes.King
Hammurabi conquered cities and expanded hisempire. Hammurabi got
stronger and stronger everytime he conquered a city-state. Because
the history istoo long ago, so there is different results, but
itsaround 13 to 14 city-states. The people prayed forhim and
thought the gods and goddess gave powerto Hammurabi. 5. The laws
seem The Code of Hammurabi was the firstlaws system created in the
Middle East civilization.The laws were written in stone and was
placed in apublic location so everyone can take a look at the
282laws that the citizens should be obeyed. The lawsmight seem
cruel by todays standard but Hammurabicreated those laws because he
wants everyone to beresponsible for their own actions and
Hammurabiwanted the citizens all to be fair. One famousprinciple
for this law: An eye for an eye, a tooth for atooth. It means that
whoever disobey the laws, likekilling someone, the person shall be
punished in thesame way, which you all might know. And dead wasone
of the most basic punishment back then. Some 6. The Code Of
Hammurabi is so important back thenbecause if they dont have laws,
they Middle Eastside will turn into a chaos. Also, law is the
mostimportant topic for the civilization, so if there isNO law in
Mesopotamia, then civilization go downand into the mud. Hammurabi
was really wise tocreate the first law in the Western civilization.
Thecode also made the place more safe and made lifefair, and the
code help keep Mesopotamia in order.The law had made such a great
civilization thattoday we still use the laws but not to harsh
likeHammurabi did. The code made the citizens thinkbefore they act
so they wont do the wrong thing. 7. The laws helped us developed
greatcivilization but we do not follow the rulesof the Code of
Hammurabi. Because somelaws are too harsh and as I say just
now,dead is a common punishment. IfHammurabi didnt created laws,
the worldwe survive today would be a huge chaos!However, if we
still used the 282 laws thatHammurabi created, there will be lots
ofkilling, and not much freedom. But the 8. 1. Code of
Hammurabi-Online History Sourcebooks2. Code of Hammurabi-LookLex
Encyclopedia3. Hammurabis Code4. Hammurabis Code-New World
Encyclopedia 9. In this project, I did lots ofresearch of the Code
ofHammurabi and put all my effortinto it. I also included
somepictures so the audience can knowthe paragraph more clearly
andthe font is readable. I hope all ofyou like my presentation! 10.
Q: How many laws how created in the Code ofA: 282 lawsHammurabi?Q:
What was the principle for the Code ofHammurabi?A: An eye for an
eye, a tooth for atooth.Q: When was Hammurabiborn and dead? BCE and
dead in 1750A: Born in 1790BCE.Q: Why do the Mesopotamians needed
this law?Please say at the Middle East be a total chaosA: 1) To
stop least one example.place. 2) To keep Mesopotamia in order. 3)
The civilization in the Middle East will be
