Legal Texts That Shaped History

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Legal Texts That Shaped History: Historically significant legal documents and their associated dates.

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1. In which year was the Magna Carta sealed?

   1. 1415
   2. 1215
   3. 1066
   4. 1297
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   B) 1215

2. Approximately when are the laws of Hammurabi dated?

   1. 1792 BCE
   2. 2000 BCE
   3. 1600 BCE
   4. c. 1754 BCE
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   D) c. 1754 BCE

3. To which years are Rome’s Twelve Tables traditionally dated?

   1. 449–448 BCE
   2. 509–508 BCE
   3. 451–450 BCE
   4. 452–451 BCE
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   C) 451–450 BCE

4. In which year was the revised edition of Justinian’s Codex published?

   1. 534
   2. 565
   3. 529
   4. 476
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   A) 534

5. In which year was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed?

   1. 1509
   2. 1494
   3. 1487
   4. 1517
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   B) 1494

6. In which year were the Peace of Westphalia treaties concluded?

   1. 1536
   2. 1713
   3. 1618
   4. 1648
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   D) 1648

7. In which year was England’s Habeas Corpus Act passed?

   1. 1679
   2. 1649
   3. 1660
   4. 1689
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   A) 1679

8. In which year was the United States Constitution signed?

   1. 1812
   2. 1787
   3. 1776
   4. 1791
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   B) 1787

9. In which year was the French Civil Code (Code civil) promulgated?

   1. 1815
   2. 1799
   3. 1804
   4. 1830
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   C) 1804

10. In which year did the UN General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

    1. 1919
    2. 1966
    3. 1939
    4. 1948
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    D) 1948