Code of Hammurabi

Code of Hammurabi

<p> Name: ______CodeCode ofof HammurabiHammurabi Your Reaction DIRECTIONS: Read the scenario below and then answer the questions concerning the scenario. How would you react to the law? It has been a tough year since the harvest failed. Many times, you’ve cursed the name of Mummar, the government official responsible for overseeing the harvest. But now that you’ve heard about the king’s punishment for Mummar, you’re not sure what to think. The law of the Babylonian Empire—Hammurabi’s Code—holds people responsible for their actions. It usually applies retaliation as punishment. That is, if you put out the eye of another, your own eye will be put out. Mummar had hired a substitute to handle the harvest this year, and the harvest was a disaster. Because of Mummar’s decision, your city has suffered through a serious food shortage. Some people may die of starvation. Therefore, the king has sentenced Mummar to die. 1.1. In your view, what is the difference between justice andand revenge?</p><p>2.2. Does the king’s decision represent justice or revenge? EXPLAIN.</p><p>3.3. Do you believe Mummar’s punishment fits the crime? EXPLAIN your reasoning. 4. Can laws change behavior? What should be the main purpose of laws: reward good behavior or punish bad behavior? Support your view.</p><p>5.5. Do people obey the law only because they do not want to be punished? EXPLAIN.</p><p>6. Do all communities need a system of laws to guide them? Why? What would happen if a community existed in which every individual ran their lives by their own set of rules?</p><p>7.7. Name a minimum of five problems a community might have to deal with if it did not have laws:  </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>

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