Babylon was a city-state when Hammurabi began ruling it. While he was king, it became an empire. To establish order and justice throughout the land, he created a code of laws. His code
prescribed the fines and punishments for a variety of offenses.
The prefix pre-means "before" or "beforehand." The root scrib means "write" or "carve into a
surface." Based on this information, what does prescribe mean in the paragraph?
set down as final
record in advance
warn people about
give information about

Election reflection questions respond to each question in complete sentences. use details from the lesson. concordtv: what are the major political parties? how do they affect elections? your response: concordtv: which issue do you think was most important in the concord city election? explain your choice. your response: concordtv: which candidate had the best plan, in your opinion, to address the issue? explain your choice. your response: concordtv: which candidate do you think had the weakest support for his or her claims? why? your response: concordtv: did the media show any bias while covering the concord city election? explain your response. your response: