Thesis Statement and Sources
1. Brown, Bryan. "Laying Down the Law." Junior Scholastic (Vol. 109, No. 2). Sept. 18 2006: 16+ SIRS Discoverer. Web. 20 Nov. 2014. This article explains Hammurabi's code by giving examples from the code itself.
2. Hammurabi. " Compton's by Britannica. 01 Aug. 2011:n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 21 Nov. 2014 This is an encyclopedic description of Hammurabi's Code.
3. King, L. W., trans. "Hammurabi's Code of Laws." Exploring Ancient World Cultures. EA WC Anthology, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2014.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm. This source includes all 282 of Hammurabi's laws.
4. Laurando, Victor. "Life in Mesopotamia." Junior Scholastic (Vol. 106, No. 1). Sept. 1 2003: 12+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 07 Nov. 2014. This article gives a brief overview of what Sumerian laws were about which in turn will allow me to compare them to Hammurabi's code.
5. Roleff, Tamara L. "Current Issues: Civil Liberties. " Current Issues: Civil Liberties. 2009: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. This magazine has a list of American laws and descriptions of them which allows me to compare Hammurabi's laws to today's laws.
6. Turning Point in History- Hammurabi's Code of Laws. By AllHistories. Youtube. Youtube, 29 Sept. 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4. This video gives information on how important Hammurabi's code was and how it affected history.
7. Yoffee, Norman. "Hammurabi." World Book Student. World Book, 201. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. This article gives information on who Hammurabi was and how his personality and character affected his laws.
THESIS STATEMENT: Hammurabi's first code of laws strengthened the development of codes over time to eventually lead to today's current justice system.
NOTE: All of the pictures on this website were created by myself on a program called Paint.
2. Hammurabi. " Compton's by Britannica. 01 Aug. 2011:n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 21 Nov. 2014 This is an encyclopedic description of Hammurabi's Code.
3. King, L. W., trans. "Hammurabi's Code of Laws." Exploring Ancient World Cultures. EA WC Anthology, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2014.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm. This source includes all 282 of Hammurabi's laws.
4. Laurando, Victor. "Life in Mesopotamia." Junior Scholastic (Vol. 106, No. 1). Sept. 1 2003: 12+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 07 Nov. 2014. This article gives a brief overview of what Sumerian laws were about which in turn will allow me to compare them to Hammurabi's code.
5. Roleff, Tamara L. "Current Issues: Civil Liberties. " Current Issues: Civil Liberties. 2009: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. This magazine has a list of American laws and descriptions of them which allows me to compare Hammurabi's laws to today's laws.
6. Turning Point in History- Hammurabi's Code of Laws. By AllHistories. Youtube. Youtube, 29 Sept. 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4. This video gives information on how important Hammurabi's code was and how it affected history.
7. Yoffee, Norman. "Hammurabi." World Book Student. World Book, 201. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. This article gives information on who Hammurabi was and how his personality and character affected his laws.
THESIS STATEMENT: Hammurabi's first code of laws strengthened the development of codes over time to eventually lead to today's current justice system.
NOTE: All of the pictures on this website were created by myself on a program called Paint.