Babylonian Empire
The Babylonian Empire was located in the ancient civilization of
What is Mesopotamia?
The years 1792 BCE - 1750 BCE
What is when Hammurabi was king?
Written in Cuneiform
What is Hammurabi's Codes?
The location of the Mauryan Empire.
What is India?
a law code enacted by the king of Babylonia around 1772 BC
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
During Hammurabi's reign, this was the largest city in the world.
What is Babylon?
The sixth king of Babylon.
Who is Hammurabi?
Was written on rocks and pillars
What are Ashoka's Edicts?
They wrote the edicts on stones and pillars
Who were Ashoka's government officials?
something owed to another person
What is a debt?
The two rivers that run through Babylonia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
1810 BCE
What is the birth of Hammurabi?
The first writing system
What is cuneiform?
Ashoka's edicts are what type of source
What is a primary source?
able to read and write
What is literate?
Present day Mesopotamia is in
What is Iraq?
Hammurabi worshipped multiple Gods.
What is polytheist?
An official order
What is an edict?
The name of Ashoka's wife.
What is Devi?
a person whose job is to copy letters, books, or other written materials by hand
What is a scribe?
From 1792 BCE to 1750 BCE Babylonia... (did this - hint)
What is grew?
Complete this -
Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers;
What is "so that the strong should not harm the weak"?
Ashoka's policies were based on ....
What is Buddhist teachings?
The Mauryan Empire lasted for _____ years after Ashoka's death
What is 50 years?
agriculture
What is farming?