We've already looked at the legal codes of the Babylonians and Hebrews, so how do the Romans...

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We've already looked at the legal codes of the Babylonians and Hebrews, so how do the Romans compare? Read these excerpts of the
Twelve TablesLinks to an external site.

and compare them to

Hammurabi's Code of Laws

Download Hammurabi's Code of Laws

and the

Mosaic Law

Download Mosaic Law

that you read previously. Then answer the following questions:

Compareand contrast the Twelve Table to the other law codes, do the Twelve Tables seem more like Hammurabi's Code or the Mosaic Law? Provide three specific examples to support your answer.

How does religion and deity factor into the Twelve Tables in comparison to the other two law codes?

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Part 1

Submission has a definite thesis AND three specific examples of supporting evidence.

13pts

Full Marks

11pts

Partial

Missing one element

9pts

Partial

Missing two elements.

7pts

Partial

Missing 3 or more elements.

0pts

No Marks

No submission or totally off topic.

13pts

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Part 2

Submission makes accurate conclusion regarding religion rules in the Tables AND discusses the origin of the Tables in comparison to Hammurabi's Code and the Mosaic Law

7pts

Full Marks

5pts

Partial

Mentions one element but not the other.

3pts

Partial

Submission on topic but missing both elements.

0pts

No Marks

No submission or totally off topic

7pts

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Sources

Part 1 uses sufficient support quotes

3pts

Full Marks

2pts

Partial

Only one part uses source evidence OR evidence used for one part was weak.

1pts

Partial

Missing 2 elements

0pts

No Marks

The document was never directly quoted in either part.

3pts

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Style

Each part has its own paragraph AND no major spelling/grammar mistakes.

2pts

Full Marks

1pts

Partial

Submission missing one element

0pts

No Marks

Submission missing both elements

2pts

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Sanjukta · Accepted Answer

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Hammurabi's Code of Laws
Do the Twelve Tables seem more like Hammurabi's Code or the Mosaic Law?
The laws the Twelve Tables were a way for publically displaying of the rights that each of the citizens had in the private and public sphere. Additionally, these twelve tables highlighted what was basically understood in the Roman society as the laws that were underwritten. 
It can be stated that they are only similar in the manner that they both have to do with the law. Furthermore, the Twelve Tables were mainly written down because before that Rome had no such written law. On the other hand, the modern scholarly consensus on the Code of Hammurabi tends for the conclusion that is not actually a law code. 
The Hammurabi code of laws was written on 7 foot tall stele that was made up of black diorite while the Twelve Tables were mainly written on the 10 foot bronze tablet. Both of the laws did not believe that all of the people were equal and it was also believed by them that people should be punished by cutting their limbs as well as killing was also carried in case of any wrong doing that was reported (Domingo 14).

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