1. Were the penalties for crimes in ancient Babylon harsher than today?Why do you think there was a difference? yes they are more different because back then if you would

2. Which laws of Hammurabi’s Code were to deter crime, and which were to compensate a victim for losses? Explain. Crime: Compensate: Explain:

3. How were the penalties for hurting another person different, depending on his or her social status?

4. Why were the penalties for fraud in caring for animals so strict?

5. What was the importance of the Code of Hammurabi?
established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments

Use the laws from the Twelve Tables to answer questions 6-11

6. Which law(s) would apply to civil cases?

7. Which law(s) would apply to criminal cases?

8. Why was it an advantage for Roman commoners (plebeians) to have these laws publicly displayed?

9. What common principles can you find in these laws?

10. How was the Code of Justinian created?

11. What do the excerpts from the Code of Justinian indicate about the importance of evidence in Roman law?

12. In the Middle Ages, what were the FOUR sources of laws?a. b.c. d

13. What do you call laws based on acts of the legislature?

14. Common Law included laws based on

15. The use of torture was denounced (criticized and eliminated) during which period?

16. How might Blackstone’s views have influenced the colonists at the time of the American Revolution?

17. Does the 2nd excerpt from the Blackstone Law support or oppose the 2nd excerpt from the Code of Justinian?