Law
What was the primary source of law in ancient Mesopotamia?
What is the Law of Hammurabi?
Which of the following was a major economic activity in ancient Mesopotamia?
Agriculture
Which city was considered the religious center of ancient Mesopotamia?
Babylon
Which civilization is credited with the invention of writing in ancient Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
Who was Hammurabi?
Who was a famous Mesopotamian king?
What was the primary unit of currency used in ancient Mesopotamia?
Barley
Who was the supreme deity in the Mesopotamian pantheon?
Anu
What was the political structure of ancient Mesopotamian city-states?
Monarchy
What was the purpose of Hammurabi's Code?
To establish a uniform set of laws for the entire Mesopotamian region.
What was an important trade route in ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris-Euphrates Trade Route
Which of the following is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that includes a flood story?
Epic of Gilgamesh
What was the role of the king in ancient Mesopotamian society?
The king was the religious leader and the intermediary between the gods and the people.
Which of the following was NOT a principle of Hammurabi's Code?
A) "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
B) "If a builder builds a house for someone and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then the builder shall be put to death."
C) "If a man brings an accusation against another of laying a spell upon him but has not proved it, the accused shall go to the sacred river, he shall plunge into the sacred river, and if the sacred river shall conquer him, he that accused him shall take possession of his house."
D) "If a son strike his father, his hands shall be hewn off."
C
What role did temples play in the economy of ancient Mesopotamia?
Temples collected taxes and administered the distribution of resources.
What was the function of a ziggurat?
It was a place of worship.
What were the rulers of ancient Mesopotamian city-states called?
Lugal
Which ancient Mesopotamian civilization is associated with the development of the first known legal code?
Who were the Babylonians?
In the following transaction, who does this law protect? And who does this law harm?
“If anyone owes a debt for a loan, and a storm prostrates the grain, or the harvest fail or the grain does not grow for lack of water; in that year he need not give his creditor any grain, he washes his debt-tablet in water and pays no rent for the year.” (Law 48, Hammurabi's code)
Protects - debtor
Harms - creditor
How many gods were there in AM?
More than 3,000 god's names have been recovered from artifacts with cuneiform text.
What was the role of the ensi in ancient Mesopotamian city-states?
City governor