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Hammurabi's Code DBQ

Were Hammurabi's laws written to protect people or to control them?

Students read Hammurabi's actual laws, from the prologue to laws on trials, debts, social class and builders, then argue whether the code protected ordinary Babylonians or kept them in their place.

Grade 6Ancient MesopotamiaGoogle Slides2–3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

Student DBQ packet: hook, background reading, Documents A–F in original and modified versions, "Protect or Control?" organizer, two formative checks, C.E.R. essay and 4-level rubric
Teacher guide: standards, pacing, answer key and a sample response

The documents

Document A: The Prologue
Document B: Laws on accusations and trials
Document C: Laws that protect people from hardship
Document D: Laws by social class
Document E: Laws for doctors and builders
Document F: The Epilogue

All from the L. W. King translation (1915), public domain.

Good to know

Class time: 2–3 class periods
Format: Editable Google Slides
Answer key: Included

Standards: KAS Grade 6: 6.C.PR.1, 6.C.CV.1, 6.I.UE.1, 6.I.CC.1