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The Earliest Laws Worksheet
Use the following clues to fill in the puzzle (click the top image).
- A common punishment.
- Trial by _________________
- A legal disagreement.
- Who wrote the first known laws?
- Early laws were passed on by word of ________________
- First official Roman laws.
- Enforced by law in Babylon.
- _______________ of Hammurabi.
- Presumed innocent until proven ____________________
- Medieval England had a _______________________ system.
- ________________ present the case to the jury.
- What is the central aim of the law?
In the past many different punishments were used to enforce the law. |
Draw two pictures that illustrate the types of punishment used.
Then draw two pictures of the different punishments used today.
Write a paragraph that explains the difference between the punishments and why you think these differences have developed.
Earliest Laws: Crossword Answer Sheet
Click the lower image.