Close Reading: Law Codes

● ruled during a period when city-states became territorial states Babylonia

● wanted to centralize power● developed legal code with

300+ laws that applied to all people

● law divided people into classes

Hammurabi’s Code (1772 BCE)

● developed during the Roman republic because the plebeians (the commoners) felt that the unwritten laws were unfair

● applied to all persons (not just citizens)● posted on tablets in the Roman Forum

The Twelve Tables (449 BCE)

Compare and contrast Mesopotamia and the Roman Republic by drawing a Venn diagram

Only Applied to Mesopotamia

Only Applied to Roman

Republic

Mesopotamia and Roman Republic

1) Look at the titles and authors-identify bias2) read once- circle unfamiliar vocabulary words and then look up the definition3) read again- underline the main ideas of the text4) read the comprehension questions and highlight where the answers can be found in the text5) write your answers to the question in COMPLETE SENTENCES in the appropriate place

Close Reading

1. look at the titles and authors- note any possible bias2. Predictions! Based on what you know about Mesopotamia, what do you expect him to talk about?

Hammurabi’s Code

2. read through this once silently; go through an circle ALL the words you do not know

define them in the margins*at least two words

Hammurabi’s Code

3. read through this again silently; underline the main ideas of this passage

main idea: choose most important law

Hammurabi’s Code

4. Read the guiding questions (just number one for right now)

highlight where the answer can be found in the text

Hammurabi’s Code

5. write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!

Use part of the question to start your answer:

According to Hammurabi, people could be punished by __________, ___________, and even _________. Based on this evidence he created these punishments because____________________.

Hammurabi’s Code

1. look at the titles and authors- note any possible bias2. Predictions! Based on what you know about the Roman Republic, what do you expect the Twelve Tables to say?

Twelve Tables

2. read through this once silently; go through an circle ALL the words you do not know

define them in the margins*at least two words

The Twelve Tables

3. read through this again silently; underline the main ideas of this passage

main idea: choose most important law

Twelve Tables

4. Read the guiding questions (just number two for right now)

highlight where the answer can be found in the text

The Twelve Tables

5. write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!

Use part of the question to start your answer:

According to the Twelve Tables, people (were/ were not) treated equally because the law stated that ______________________________________.

The Twelve Tables

1. You DO NOT have to highlight the passage.

2. You must answer the full question and using complete sentences.

3. Reference the Venn Diagram (this is referencing the lecture)

Questions 3-5