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Sargon and Hammurabi Debate: What Makes an Empire Fair?
A panel with Sargon of Akkad and Hammurabi
Grade 6World HistoryCommunity
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Sargon and Hammurabi Debate: What Makes an Empire Fair?
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Who should answer?
Hello, I'm Sargon of Akkad. With me today is Hammurabi. Ask any of us, or all of us.
The assignment
Who should make the rules when many communities live under one government? That question matters today, and it mattered in ancient Mesopotamia. Imagine bringing two rulers from different centuries into one conversation.
Sargon of Akkad united many city-states through conquest. Ask how he might hold a large empire together.
Hammurabi ruled Babylon and is known for a written law code. Ask whether his laws treated everyone alike.
YOUR MISSION: Create a real dialogue with both rulers. Discover where their ideas about an empire, its laws, and enforcement agree or clash. Support your conclusions with historical details.
Your interview roadmap
Ask at least ten complete, thoughtful questions. Direct each question to a ruler by name or choose whom to ask. Put shared questions to both, invite replies to each other, and follow up instead of accepting short answers. Try these ten questions:
- Sargon, how should an empire treat conquered cities?
- Hammurabi, why write laws where people can see them?
- Both rulers, what makes a law fair?
Close by explaining where they agree and disagree, using evidence from the conversation. To begin interviewing both Sargon and Hammurabi, press the start assignment button.
Rubric
Students see this rubric before they start. Humy scores the conversation against it and writes feedback for each criterion.
Grade 6 • Florida Standards-aligned historical inquiry: compare perspectives, ask follow-up questions, and support conclusions with evidence. Maximum: 20 points. Score only the student’s messages; the rulers’ replies provide context, not points.
1. Directed Questions & Roadmap
Questions address Sargon, Hammurabi, or both and explore empire, laws, enforcement, fairness, disagreements, duties, and changes.
- Exemplary — 4 points: Asks ten complete, named or shared questions covering all ten roadmap prompts.
- Proficient — 3 points: Asks ten complete, directed questions but misses some roadmap topics.
- Developing — 2 points: Asks several directed questions but misses major topics or ten questions.
- Beginning — 1 point: Asks few complete questions or addresses only one ruler.
2. Side-by-Side Comparison
- Exemplary — 4 points: Explicitly compares both rulers’ views on empire, fair laws, and enforcement.
- Proficient — 3 points: Compares both rulers on two issues, identifying similarities and differences.
- Developing — 2 points: Places two views side by side without explaining their relationship.
- Beginning — 1 point: Discusses one ruler or never places two answers side by side.
3. Ruler-to-Ruler Exchange
- Exemplary — 4 points: Prompts Sargon on Hammurabi’s punishments, Hammurabi on Sargon’s approach, and reciprocal changes.
- Proficient — 3 points: Asks both rulers to address each other’s claims but omits reciprocal changes.
- Developing — 2 points: Invites one ruler to respond to the other’s claim.
- Beginning — 1 point: Asks separate questions without inviting either ruler to respond.
4. Live, Thoughtful Dialogue
- Exemplary — 4 points: Sustains six-plus student turns, builds follow-ups on replies, and respectfully checks claims.
- Proficient — 3 points: Uses four-plus student turns with substantial follow-ups tied to replies.
- Developing — 2 points: Uses three turns or mostly asks prepared questions without follow-ups.
- Beginning — 1 point: Posts questions in one or two turns without engaging replies.
5. Evidence-Based Closing
- Exemplary — 4 points: Explains agreement and disagreement using specific historical details in the closing.
- Proficient — 3 points: Explains agreement and disagreement, supporting one with a historical detail.
- Developing — 2 points: States agreement or disagreement but gives little historical support.
- Beginning — 1 point: Ends without explaining where the rulers agree or disagree.
Final score: Add the five criterion scores for a total out of 20. An empty submission earns 0 points.
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Students talk to all of these figures together, in one chat, and choose who answers each time. Each is an AI version grounded in a curated biography and selected historical sources. As with any AI, students should check important claims.
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Roger Campbell
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“Humy has helped me bring historical figures, sometimes long past, to life. When my students interact with these figures in real-time, it eliminates some of the perceived “ancient” characteristics of my curriculum. This has shifted my students’ thinking away from viewing history as abstract or irrelevant. Real-time interactions make historical figures relatable, even allowing students to ask off-topic questions that help put historical lives in a more relevant context for 13-year-olds. The feature I use the most is the interview feature. After teaching a topic, most recently Gandhi and Joan of Arc, I have the students ask pointed, focused questions. We practice good conversation techniques beforehand, teaching them to listen (or read) carefully and formulate thoughtful follow-up questions rather than just interrogating. It helps students practice effective conversation skills.”
Dr. Michael Calvert
Assistant Superintendent, South Allegheny School District, Pennsylvania
Been using Humy in his district since 2024
“We enjoyed the program last year and used it frequently.”
Jacob Chisom
World and American History, Monticello High School, Arkansas
Been using Humy in his classroom since 2024
“My students say it’s a welcome change of pace. I’m not a fan of the “sage on the stage” model, so I try to incorporate research-oriented and self-paced activities. With Humy, students have to take charge of their learning. They’ve become more adept at critical thinking, forming better questions, and improving their reading comprehension. The interview feature has been my go-to tool. I create assignments where students must ask historical figures a set number of questions, then summarize the responses to ensure they’re truly absorbing the material. This approach lets them actively explore the past rather than passively consuming information.”
Roger Campbell
7th-grade World History, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Been using Humy in his classroom since 2024
“Humy has helped me bring historical figures, sometimes long past, to life. When my students interact with these figures in real-time, it eliminates some of the perceived “ancient” characteristics of my curriculum. This has shifted my students’ thinking away from viewing history as abstract or irrelevant. Real-time interactions make historical figures relatable, even allowing students to ask off-topic questions that help put historical lives in a more relevant context for 13-year-olds. The feature I use the most is the interview feature. After teaching a topic, most recently Gandhi and Joan of Arc, I have the students ask pointed, focused questions. We practice good conversation techniques beforehand, teaching them to listen (or read) carefully and formulate thoughtful follow-up questions rather than just interrogating. It helps students practice effective conversation skills.”
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