Chinese Writing
Chinese ancient writings were first written on what?
Bones and turtle shells.
Enheduanna was the daughter of what king?
King Sargon
How was cuneiform written?
With markings pressed into clay.
Why did King Hammurabi write his code of laws?
He believed the gods told him to write the codes and he wanted to establish his rule as he conquered new lands.
Divination.
How many poems did Enheduanna write?
42 poems
The Sumerians
King Hammurabi declared himself as what kind of king?
He declared himself as a righteous and just king.
Who did the chinese believe they could speak to if the diviners used oracle bones to help them make decisions?
Their ancestors or the gods
What language did Enheduanna's father speak?
Akkadian
Cuneiform writing was originally used for what purpose?
For recording keeping and accounting.
How did the code of Hammaurabi differ amongst the people?
The class system reflected different laws, punishments and rewards for those in different class levels
Logographic writing is what meaning?
Its where symbols represents sounds.
How did King Sargon try to unify his conquered empires?
By making his daughter a high priestess
What is the name of the list that describes the history of Mesopotamian rules that eventually became exaggerated mytholody?
The Kings List
The code states that if a person accuses someone of committing a crime but cannot prove it, then that person will be put to death. This means that...
...evidence was needed to prove a person had broken a law.
Pictographic is what meaning?
Its where symbols began to represent ideas instead of objects
She showed other writers how to express their emotions through their writing.
If a clay table was impressed with 2 cylinder seals the cuneiform served as a what?
A record of a lawsuit
Complete the Hammurabi law and state the code number.
"If a man damages the eye of another man..."
"...his eye shall also be damaged." Code 196