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Hammurabi's Code and the Evolution of Written Law
Analyze Hammurabi's Code to evaluate principles of justice, social class distinctions, gender roles, and state-enforced law.
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Ancient Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
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Investigate the geography, city-states, written legal codes, empires, and cultural innovations of ancient Mesopotamia.
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SS.6-8.EWC.13Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeExamine instances of conflict, oppression, human rights violations, and genocide across the ancient world as well as responses to these violations.
SS.6-8.EWC.25Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeCompare and contrast government structures, processes, and laws within and across early civilizations.