Ancient Civilizations - Added Credit

Ancient Civilizations -- Added Credit Added credit! Ah – you remembered that you start your class grade at an 80% (a “C”). If you do all your work in class you can easily raise it to a “B” grade. But for the curious (desirous of more knowledge and understanding) an “A” requires added effort. For this unit, the added credit project and their point value is listed below. You did not have to do all, but you will get credit for what you do. Hieroglyphics (up to 6 points) -- use this website to complete this added credit assignment: http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/introduction.html 1. While the Egyptian hieroglyphics has many symbols that represent words, it also has an alphabet that is very similar to ours. I said similar! How was it different? 2. Write in hieroglyphics your name, at least one of your parent’s names, and my name (Steven) 3. Write the following 3 sentences in hieroglyphics: (1) Man loves a woman. (2) Man worships in Temple (3) Man and woman live in house. 4. Complete the quiz on this website and submit it. Then, print a copy of the results and attach it to whatever you are turning in. Hammurabi (up to 6 points) Hammurabi was a king of the city-state of Babylon located in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. Hammurabi created a set of laws which are sometimes referred to as "an eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth." Use the following web site to answer questions 1 to 7 http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/hammurabi_situation_index.htm 1) What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner? 2) What should be done about a wife who ignores her duties and belittles her husband? 3) What should be done when a "sister of god" (or nun) enters the wine shop for a drink? 4) What should be done if a son is adopted and then the birth-parents want him back? 5) What happens if a man is unable to pay his debts? What should happen to a boy who slaps his father? 6) What happens to the wine seller who fails to arrest bad characters gathered at her shop? 7) How is the truth determined when one man brings an accusation against another? 8) Why do you think we often refer to Hammurabi’s laws as "an eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth."? 9) How would you compare Hammurabi’s laws to our laws?