Babylon
Assyria
Hammurabi
Writing
WiLdCaRd
100
Who created the Babylonian Empire?
Hammurabi
100
In Assyria's capital city Nineveh was the worlds first?
Library
100
An eye for an?
Eye
100
Where was the first system of writing invented?
Mesopotamia
100
Name our 4 administrators in HMS.
Jones, Avery, Adams, Vega-Moore
200
How was the Babylonia Empire created?
Hammurabi united the city-states of Sumer
200
Name one of the two great military weapons that the Assyrians invented.
Battering ram or the chariot
200
Hammurabi code of laws was the first to be_________ down.
Written
200
Which city-state was writing invented in?
Sumer
200
Gilgamesh was part man and part?
God
300
Babylon became rich through?
Conquest
300
Explain why the Assyrians were skilled warriors.
Because they were constantly being attacked.
300
Hammurabis laws were supposed to be ____________ for everyone but they were not.
equal or fair
300
What was the first system of writing called? What did it consist of?
Cuneiform, symbols, lines and pictures
300
A code is?
A written list of laws
400
Babylon traded in ___________________ and traveled from place to place in______________________.
Bazaars and Caravans
400
Name the two civilizations that eventually conquered Assyria.
The Medes and the Chaldeans.
400
Hammurabi created an empire by uniting all of the city-states of ________________.
Sumer
400
Scribes wrote on _______________ with a _____________. Were scribes usually at the top or the bottom of the social structure of the ancient world?
Tablet, stylus, top
400
Whats the Giants record? Who is better the Giants or the Jets?
3-2, Giants BRUH
500
Describe why Babylon was a "crossroads for trade"
It was located between the cities of Akkad and Sumer which made it a central location for trade.
500
Which river was Assyria located on?
The Tigris River
500
Describe how Hammurabis laws did not apply equally to every person. Why was it nearly impossible for Hammurabi to fairly use his laws throughout his entire empire?
Depending on your social status the laws applied to you differently. There was no technology so Hammurabi could not police his entire empire at all times, therefore certain laws were followed or fair punishments were not given.
500
Describe why writing down laws is important.
So you know exactly what the laws are AND the consequences. If the laws are not written down you cannot hold people to them.
500
Name one Republican and one Democratic presidential candidate.
Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton
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