AP World History: Modern › Hierarchies and Government
In what century did Hammurabi promulgate the famous code of laws that are named after him?
18th century BCE
6th century BCE
1st century CE
20th century CE
1st century BCE
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest known systems of law that we know about from the ancient world. Hammurabi was a Babylonian king in the 1700s B.C.E.
Which of these years came first?
1212 B.C.E.
432 B.C.E.
12 A.D.
29 C.E.
1321 C.E.
When you see dates written, it is traditionally in the format of B.C. (Before the birth of Jesus Christ) and A.D. (After the birth of Jesus Christ); however, in recent years, it has become more common practice to use B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era). So this year is 2015 A.D. and 2015 C.E.; the year 432 B.C. is also the year 432 B.C.E. The years begin in the distant B.C.E., countdown to zero (Christ’s birth) and then count back up in the Common Era. So the year that is the furthest in the past is 1212 B.C.E.