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Hammurabi's Code of Laws Lesson Plan

Hammurabi's Code of Laws Lesson Plan

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Pupils explore why the need arose for laws to govern society, comparing and contrasting hunter/gatherer societies vs. agrarian societies. They write letters to the editor of the Babylonian Times, discussing their opinion of Hammurabi's codes/laws.

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agrarian societies, clay tablets, hammurabi, hunter/gatherer societies, laws, neolithic age, paleolithic age, programs

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4th - 8th

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Social Studies & History

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Duration

2 hrs

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