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  Document C: Hammurabi’s Code—Society The following selections from Hammurabi’s Code discuss rules for Babylonian society. As you read, pay attention to how society was structured. Was everyone treated equally?     117. If any one fails to pay a debt, and sells himself, his wife, his son, or daughter for money or give them away for forced labor: they shall work for three years in the house of the man who bought them and in the fourth year they shall be set free. 138. If a man wishes to separate from his wife who has borne him no children, he shall give her the amount of her purchase money and the dowry which she brought from her father's house, and let her go. 141. If a man's wife … wishes to leave it: if her husband offer her release, she may go on her way, and he gives her nothing as a gift of release. If her husband does not wish to release her, and if he take another wife, she shall remain as servant in her husband's house. 196. If a man put out the ...

  Document B: Hammurabi’s Code—Economy   The following selections from Hammurabi’s Code discuss the economy in Babylonia. As you read, pay attention to what was important to Babylonians as they tried to make a living.     42.         If any one take over a field to till it, and obtain no harvest from it, it must be proved that he did no work on the field, and he must deliver grain, just as his neighbor raised, to the owner of the field.   43.         If he do not till the field, but let it lie fallow , he shall give grain like his neighbor's to the owner of the field, and the field which he let lie fallow he must plow and sow and return to its owner.   53.         If any one be too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition . . . if then the dam break and all the fields be flooded, then shall he in whose dam the break occurred be sold for...

  The following selection is from the introduction of Hammurabi’s Code. As you read, pay attention to the religion of Babylonia. What did people believe in? Who were their gods?     When Anu the Sublime . . . and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, who decreed the fate of the land, assigned to Marduk, the over-ruling son of Ea, God of righteousness, power over earthly man, and made him great . . . they called Babylon by his celebrated name, made it great on earth, and founded an everlasting kingdom in it. Then Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak; so that I should rule over the black-headed people like Shamash, and enlighten the land, to further the well-being of mankind.     Source : “Code of Hammurabi,” 1780 BCE.   Vocabulary sublime : greatest decr...

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  Image 1: "I can see a man who is transporting a sack and then three soldiers who are maybe torturing two slaves." "In this picture I can see four people, they are holding two people by their feet. On the left there is another man near two children." "In this picture we believe that there are two dead people and the bodies of those who died in the war are being dragged.  There are also some children that are following the family." "In the first image we can see a lot of soldiers holding two enemies that are probably dead and there’s a big man that I think that could be, maybe, the king or the most important soldier." Image 2: "T his relief is really damaged, the only thing I can see is a soldier stabbing a man with a knife" There are 4 soldiers that are punishing two slaves and they are killing them. "They’re burying some people in some mass graves." "In the second image we can see three people who are doing something, t...

Complete the notes Part 1 (0:00 - 3:25) King Tutankhamen died at the age of __________ but started to rule when he was _______ years old.   Due to the fact that ___________ of people were visiting the Valley of the Kings, the Egyptian government was concerned. The Getty Institute wanted to focus on the problem of ________ coloured _______ spots.  In modern times, even though many experts, including philologists, ____________ and architects work on archaeological expeditions, the most important job on an is that of the ___________. The important thing about conservation is that it has to be _________ and ___________. To be useful, artefacts must be recorded, __________ and conserved in the right way. One problem is that the walls at the site are very _____________ and __________. Part 2: (3:25 - 7:00) The first stage of conservation is __________ ______________ . Microscopy is used to discover the __________ that make up a painting. Photographs are taken using d...

  Video explaining the Lachish wall carvings: Comprehension Questions: 1 What visual trick is used in Sennacherib’s palace? 2 Who did Sennacherib want to warn? 3 Which 3 types of specialised soldiers are mentioned? 4 Which aspects of the carving have been verified by archaeologists? 5 What happened to some members of the local ruling government? 3D view