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Activity 3: Ancient Contributions to Modern Laws (Julie)

__**Guiding Question**__ **: What contributions did early civilizations have on the social order of our societies?**

__**Objective**__ **:** Students will learn about the laws established by ancient civilizations and how they continue to impact our beliefs and laws today.

__**Procedure**__ **:**
 * 1) The students will begin to develop their awareness of laws that created social order in ancient civilizations by conducting research on Ma’at, code of Hammurabi, Mesopotamian laws and laws from ancient China.
 * 2) The students will create a comparison chart of some of the laws/codes that they have found interesting and compare the ancient laws of Ma’at, Hammurabi, Mesopotamian laws and laws of ancient China with laws that govern our behaviour as responsible citizens
 * 3) The students will survey their classmates to gather information on what laws/codes of conduct govern their behavior. The students will use a tool such as Survey Monkey.

__**Guiding Resources**__ **:** Kowalski, J. (n.d.). The 42 Commandments of Ancient Egypt. Retrieved from [|__http://www.aerobiologicalengineering.com/wxk116/Maat/__] AllHistories. (n.d.). Turning Points in History - Hammurabi's Code of Laws [Video file]. Video <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> posted to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDALXORbtR4__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Greyshark. (2009, November 22). Origin of Law - The Hammurabi Code [Video file]. Video <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">posted to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbJbFQVPRBM&feature=related__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Halsall, P. (1999). Ancient History Sourcebook: A Collection of Mesopotamian Laws, c. 2250 - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">550 BCE. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=ancienthistory&cdn=__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__education&tm=47&gps=148_618_1259_570&f=11&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//ww__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__w.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/2550mesolaws.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">About.com. (2010). Twelve Tables. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_12tables.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ancient Rome for Kids. (n.d.). The Twelve Tables. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">http://rome.mrdonn.org/12tables.html <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Carr, K. (2010). Kidpede:Greek Law Courts. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/government/courts.htm__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pearson Australia. (n.d.). Crime and Punishment The Laws of Ancient China. Retrieved from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.hi.com.au/resource/rfacts.asp?kla=16&subtopicid=2508__]