Rules+versus+Rules+with+Consequences

Hammurabi **inherited** the kingdom of Babylon from his father, Sinmuballit, as a young man. When he became king, Babylon was a strong kingdom. However, during his reign, he **transformed** Babylon from a small city-state to a **large** and **powerful** state. Moreover, he **united** all of the other city states of Mesopotamia under one rule.  Hammurabi was **directly involved** in the ruling of his kingdom. He directed projects which included building city walls, restoring temples, and cleaning irrigation canals. He planned city streets so that were arranged in straight lines and **intersected** at **right angles**, much like current cities today. Another goal of Hammurabi was to **control** the **Euphrates River** because it provided water for Babylon’s farms and trade routes for cargo ships. He also wanted to control the **river’s annual flooding** so that crops and villages wouldn’t be washed away. He maintained control by **issuing laws** which **monitored** the use of irrigation ditches. Sometimes he would **dam the river** to intentionally use the water for drinking and watering crops, and then release the dam, creating a **flood** to **defeat his enemies**. As a result of Hammurabi’s reign, **power** in Mesopotamia lasted for almost a 1,000 years, and his systems of laws were a great **influence** of the **Greek** and **Roman** **Empires**.
 * __Laws vs. Laws With Consequences__ **

Around 1750 B.C., Hammurabi wrote **282 laws** to govern the people of Babylon. It was one of the first times in ancient history that there were **fixed laws** with **direct**, **measurable** **consequences**.

Some people may argue that the laws: 1. explained all people needed to know about rules in their society  2. brought justice and order  3. regulated many different activities from business to crime

His purpose was //“to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and evil-doers, so that the strong should not harm the weak…”//

Code 3 If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death. Code 14 If any one steal the child of another, he shall be put to death. Code 21 If any one break a hole into a house (with the intent to steal), he shall be put to death before that hole and be buried. Code 22 If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death. Code 53 If any one be too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition, and does not so keep it; if then the dam break and all the fields be flooded, then shall he in whose dam the break occurred be sold for money, and the money shall replace the corn which he has caused to be ruined <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 168 If a man wish to put his son out of his house, and declare before the judge: "I want to put my son out," then the judge shall examine into his reasons. If the son be guilty of no great fault, for which he can be rightfully put out, the father shall not put him out. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 195 If a son strike his father, his hands shall be hewn off <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 196 If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 197 If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 198 If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold mina. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 199 If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 200 If a man knock out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be knocked out. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 201 If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 202 If any one strike the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip in public. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Code 282 If a slave say to his master: "You are not my master," if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Here are some examples: **

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Think about laws within a sixth grade classroom. Would students act any differently if there are laws with specific and measured consequences? <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Here are some examples to ponder: <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. Get to work immediately on your laptop. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> If you don’t get to work immediately on your laptop, your laptop will be taken away and given to an 8th grader. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 2. Do not litter on campus. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> If you litter on campus, you will have to pick up trash during your nutrition and lunchtime for a month. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> 3. Do not cut the lunch line. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> If you cut the lunch line, then you will be sent to the back of the line and may or may not receive lunch.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Are rules with consequences more effective than just rules? Why or why not? What is an example?
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ON YOUR OWN- CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Does it depend on the consequence? Are stricter consequences necessary? Give an example to support your opinion.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Do all people need rules with consequences, or do some people know how to behave without strict guidelines? Use yourself as an example…

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What would happen in a classroom if students monitored themselves? Is it the reality that some students need strict rules? Is that fair to students who behave well without strict rules?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How would you behave if there was no teacher/ruler in a classroom, and you were asked to do a series of assignments? Would you get to work immediately or not? Do you feel that it helps to have someone guiding you and giving you structure?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">List some parts of society in which it is very important to have rules, and why: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1. team sports <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2. speeding, stopping at a stop sign <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3. imprisonment <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4. museum <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">5. national park/recreational area <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">6. pool <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">7. beach <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">8. science laboratory <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">9. bank <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">10. getting a driver's license <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">11. credit cards <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">12. school <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">13. Fort Knox <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">14. Pentagon <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">15. drinking and driving <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">16. public transportation <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">17. court <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">18. government