HA: Ten Guiding Principles
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The Ten Abominations
These ten rules were part of China’s legal system as early as 1000 B.C. and lasted through the dynasties. They were accompanied by harsh punishments. Though the legal code changed over time these 10 principles were fairly constant.
Each culture has their own rules and morals that they live by. In many cases these guiding principles are very similar from group to group – even if those groups never met each other. Today we will compare and contrast two sets of guiding principles.
The Ten Commandments
These ten rules were given to Moses by God sometime around 1500 B.C. They were governmental laws for the Jewish people but today are primarily religious guidelines for Jews and Christians.
In the boxes below draw a picture of what you think is the most important rule from each list.