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Hammurabi’s Code

Hammurabi’s Code, written about 1750 B.C., contained 282 laws that cover a range of public and private matters. Read the following lows and answer the accompanying questions.

Vocabulary: Patrician = Wealthy male
Plebian = Commoner (poor person)

Law 200: “If a patrician has knocked out the tooth of a man that is his equal, his tooth will be knocked out.”

1. Do you consider this to be a fair law? Why or why not?

Law 201: “If he has knocked out the tooth of a plebian, he shall pay

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Hammurabi’s Code

Hammurabi’s Code, written about 1750 B.C., contained 282 laws that cover a range of public and private matters.  Read the following lows and answer the accompanying questions.

Vocabulary:  Patrician = Wealthy male
                      Plebian = Commoner (poor person)

Law 200:  “If a patrician has knocked out the tooth of a man that is his equal, his tooth will be knocked out.”

1. Do you consider this to be a fair law?  Why or why not?


Law 201:  “If he has knocked out the tooth of a plebian, he shall pay