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Historical DocumentsTHANKS, HAMMURABI
Bell Ringer:WWHD? (What Would Hammurabi
Do?)
For each of the following scenarios, write down the most just punishment
for the crime.
1. What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner?
Code 2:If a builder builds a house for a man and
does not make its construction sound, and the house which he has built collapses and
causes the death of the owner of the house, the builder shall be put to death.
2. What should be done about a wife who ignores her duties and belittles her husband?
Code 143:If the woman has not been careful but has gadded about, neglecting her house and
belittling her husband, they shall throw that woman into the water.
3. What happens if a farmer's irrigations system causes his neighbor to lose his crop?
Code 47:He will pay his neighbor the amount
of corn that was lost.
4. What should be done if a son is adopted and then the birth-parents want him back?
Code 185:If a man takes in his own home a young boy as a son and rears him, one may not bring
claim for that adopted son.
5. What happens if a man is unable to pay his debts?
Code 117:If a man be in debt and is unable to pay his
creditors, he shall sell his wife, son, or daughter, or bind them over to service. For three years
they shall work in the houses of their purchaser or master; in the fourth year they shall be given
their freedom.
6. What should happen to a boy who slaps his father?
Code 195:If a son strikes his father, they shall cut off
his hand.
7. What happens if a man accuses someone of murder and it is not proved?
Code 118:The accuser will be put to death.
8. How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another?
Code 3:If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the
accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not
guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who
leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser.
Code of HammurabiDate 1780 BCE
Origin City of Babylon in Mesopotamia
Significanc
e
• As Hams’ empire grew, a uniform legal code was needed
• One of the oldest examples of established written laws
• 282 laws inscribed on stone pillar• Model for “rule of law”—the idea that
no one is above the law
Magna CartaDate 1215
Origin England
Significanc
e
• First attempt to limit the king’s power• Key Ideas: due process, freedom of
movement, taxation only with legislative consent
• King John agreed to limits on power• Document did NOT protect the
common people
English Bill of Rights
Date 1689
Origin England (Glorious Revolution!)
Significanc
e
• Product of the Glorious Revolution that brought William and Mary to the throne
• Established a true limited government
• Increased protection from the king
Mayflower Compact
Date 1620
Origin Mayflower
Significanc
e
• Needed a temporary government between the passengers on board the Mayflower
• Written agreement• Established self-government to serve
their interests
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Date June 1776
Origin Virginia
Significanc
e
• Opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence!
• Key Ideas • Men are “free and equal”• Natural rights• Right to abolish “inadequate”
government
Declaration of IndependenceDate July 4, 1776
Origin 13 Colonies – Continental Congress
Significanc
e
• Established Popular Sovereignty• Government rule by the people
• Right to revolt against a government that no longer guaranteed natural rights
• Ideals of life, liberty and equality
Articles of ConfederationDate November 15, 1777
Origin 13 Colonies…soon to change
Significanc
e
• Each state held sovereignty, freedom and independence• “Firm league of friendship"
• Creates need for stronger central government