Power Words 1
a temple where Sumerians believed gods and goddesses ruled the city.
Ziggurat
a strict and harsh set of laws in ancient Mesopotamia
Code of Hammurabi
located between the _____ and ________ Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
named after who?
King Hammurabi
a wanderer
Nomad
land between rivers
Mesopotamia
was located in the Fertile Crescent.
Mesopotamia
how many laws
282
wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets - writing system of Sumerians.
Cuneiform
90% of the population. Worked on Palace building projects and were owned by the palace
Slaves
An epic poem from Mesopotamia time describes the life of a legendary king named
Gilgamesh
Describe the Code of Hammurabi
282 laws, unfair, harsh and strict, first recorded laws
worshiping multiple gods or deities.
Polytheistic
worked for the nobles and palaces. They were farmers, fishermen, and crafters.
Commoners/Craftsmen
Describe how the invention of the wheel changed society
Irrigation, pottery milling, transportation
Two facts about the laws
put to death if caught stealing, "eye for an eye"
an area of land in the Middle East, located around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Fertile Crescent
Priests, Officials, and Royals. Consists of a very small group in the total population
Nobles
Describe the Sumerian economy
based on farming. Trade and industry became important
Hammurabi was the ____ King of the Babylonian Dynasty
6th