Announcements:

1: Friday is CAMO DAY! See me for +10 points!

2: Test 9/27(28)

3: Vocabulary due 9/29!

You need:

1: Spiral/blank sheet of paper

2: Dialectical Journal worksheet

3: Copy of the Law Code of Hammurabi packet (class set)

Bell Ringer: September 20(21), 2017

1. Get out your notes from last class

2. Re-read your notes

3. In the summary space, write a shortened version of what you learned/wrote about world religions

4. In your summary, include the five major world religions (and philosophies) that we discussed and their beliefs

Housekeeping

• Pass back papers

• Monday/Tuesday: TOP TEN GRADES FOR EACH CLASS- CANDY

• Monday/Tuesday: Failing-to-not failing: CANDY

• Take this time to set up your Cornell notes, turn in homework, and grab your clickers

Announcements/Materials

Announcements

• Friday is CAMO DAY! See me for +10 points

• Test 9/27(28)

• Vocabulary Lists due 9/29

Materials

• Spiral/paper

• Dialectical Journal worksheet

• Law Code of Hammurabi packet (class set)

Lesson Objective

• Identify the impact of political and legal ideas contained in the following documents: Hammurabi's Code, the Jewish Ten Commandments

1. What are we learning?

Rewrite the LO into a question.

• How would

• How will

• How might

• Why would

• Why will

• Why might

Lesson Objective

Ex:

2. Why is it important/making a connection?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGw3Jj0TV0w

What is the penalty for stealing? Do you think it’s too harsh?

Why or why not?

Hammurabi’s Code was one of the earliest written law codes- in

it, the punishment for stealing is death. When early civilizations

developed, their new governments began developing legal

codes. Some of those legal codes influenced the legal codes that

we use today.

Word Wall Vocabulary:

• Hammurabi’s Code: law code developed by Hammurabi, a Mesopotamian king

• Judiciary: court system

• Ten Commandments: laws given to the Hebrews by Moses

• Covenant: deal or agreement

Impact of Hammurabi’s Code

• Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq, was a monarchy; Hammurabi became king

• Established a written, uniform code of laws

• By creating a single code of laws, law was less personal, more stable, and predictable

• Legal impact – the idea of a separate court system

Turn and Talk

Which of the following established a uniform code of law in ancient Mesopotamia?

a. Sharia Law

b. Roman Justice

c. Justinian’s Code

d. Hammurabi’s Code

SHOW

ME!

Impact of Ten Commandments

• Leader of the Hebrews, Moses, presented the Hebrews with the Ten Commandments: a list of rules for the Hebrews to follow

• The legal impact of the Ten Commandments is that it has influenced many societies, including our own

• The Ten Commandments have established a moral code of conduct

Turn and Talk

Which of the following established a moral code of conduct between God and ancient Hebrews?

a. Justinian’s Code

b. Hammurabi’s Code

c. The Ten Commandments

d. Sharia Law

SHOW

ME!

Impact of Twelve Tables

• Written legal code known as the Twelve Tables protected the rights of free citizens

• Romans had legal traditions of trial by jury of peers and innocent until proven guilty

• Roman political ideas spread throughout Europe as the empire grew

Turn and Talk

Which of the following correctly explains the legal impact of Hammurabi’s Code and the Ten Commandments?

a. Modern governments used them to explain how primitive early civilizations were

b. Modern governments were influenced by these early codes of law

c. These codes of law serve as the basis for Muslim governments

d. These codes of law did not influence later governments

SHOW

ME!

Independent Practice: Dialectical Journal

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