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Question 1

The Code of Hammurabi was the legal system for the entire known world.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 2

Implied in "Hammurabi's Code of Laws" is that the king and lawgiver must be righteous because his mandate is to protect the land.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 3

The Code of Hammurabi is generally a document about fundamental human rights.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 4

In "Hammurabi's Code of Laws," there is no mention of slavery or the rights of slaves.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 5

In "Hammurabi's Code of Laws," there is no mention of the rights of women.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 6

In "Hammurabi's Code of Laws," the following situation describes what modern law would call a contract.264. If a herdsman, to whom cattle or sheep have been entrusted for watching over, and who has received his wages as agreed upon, and is satisfied, diminish the number of the cattle or sheep, or make the increase by birth less, he shall make good the increase or profit which was lost in the terms of settlement.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 7

In "Hammurabi's Code of Laws," there are no laws covering inheritance.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 8

The United Nations' "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" is as old as the Code of Hammurabi.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 9

The United Nations' "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" condones slavery as a cultural institution.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 10

The United Nations' "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" does NOT support freedom of religion.

TRUE

FALSE

Answer 1

#1 false

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Answer 2

Q1 - True, when Babylon was conquered by the Persian Empire, which had already conquered several other places, they decided to apply the Hammurabi Code to the whole Empire, which was considered all the land that were known to man.

Q2 - True, the ruler must be free of crimes in order for him to judge criminals and be fair.

Q3 - False , the document wasn't about human rights, it was rather about how to judge crimes at punish them at the fairest point of view possible: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. It was built upon social inequality, opposing free people to slaves and men to women.

Q4 - False, slave property is mentioned and there is an explanation about how is it forbidden to take other's slaves away from the city, for example.

Q5 - False, the rights of women are to be loyal to their husbands and to serve all men in their society.

Q6 - True, the situation deals with loss to the owner of the cattle, and being the herdsman responsible for their health and reproduction, any losses should be refunded.

Q7 - False, there are laws stating inheritance and other family affairs.

Q8 - False, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was declared in 1948, while the Code of Hammurabi was dated to 1754 BC.

Q9 - False, the Universal Declaration considers slavery to be a crime against humanity.

Q10 - False, the Universal Declaration supports freedom of religion.