1. Babylon, Hammurabi and the end of Sumer
Students will analyze source documents and determine whether or not the punishment fits the crime and design appropriate punishments.

2. Warm Up:
Recall: Name three inventions made by the Sumerians that we use today.

3. QUIZ!! Close your books and agendas.
On this quiz write your name, date and class and then complete the 10 questions.

4. Sargon dies Years after taking over Mesopotamia Sargon dies.
His sons take over, but are unable to successfully rule the empire.
The people of what was known as Ur revolt and take control of the empire.
Around 2000BC after hundreds of years defending the empire versus invaders Ur was destroyed

5. by. . . Babylon Former Sumer city state
Located in what is now Baghdad, Iraq

6. Hammurabi
Hammurabi was the king of Babylon and was a brilliant leader who skilled on the battle field and in governing.
Becomes leader of Babylon in 1792BC
Collected taxes to improve the city
Turn and talk: What do we call this feature of civilization.
Increased wealth and trading in Babylon.

7. Hammurabi’s code
Hammurabi’s code: a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life which governed Babylon.
These codes had rules for. . .
Trading
Loaning money
Theft
Marriage
Injury
Murder
In about 1780 B.C., at the height of his power, Hammurabi codified 282 laws on an eight-foot-high stele made of black basalt.

8. Work time:
Analyze the crime and the punishment given. Distinguish whether or not the punishment was fair, not enough or too harsh. If you think it is not enough or too harsh what should the punishment be?
Law
Punishment
#197: If you break a mans bone. . .
He can break yours
#241 If a child hits their parent. . .
Their hand shall be cut off
#12 If you steal from a neighbor. . .
You must repay the item, give him 5 gold pieces and he may cut off your fingers if he chooses to
#56 If you injure a man’s slave. . .
He may take two of yours as a replacement

9. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=12 3700
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Watch and listen to the video and complete a quick write:
Why do you think Sumer and the rest of Mesopotamia was constantly changing rulers?