Hammurabi
Why did Hammurabi make his set of laws?
So people don't start making there own laws and think they can do what they want
Who did Gilgmesh fight?
Enkidu
who was the ruler of Akkad
Sargon
Why was it called the fertail crecent
because it was good for farming
what does the phrase eye for an eye mean
like a system of revenge if you do something to me i get to do it to you back
Who made Hammurabi the king?
The Gods
Who cursed Enkidu?
Humbaba
how did the Akkadians fall
a drought
what was the purpose of them making a levee
so they can stop all the flodding water and save it for the summer time
why were the laws so strict
because Hammurabi did not want people commiting crimes anymore
What was the punishment of most of Hammurabi's laws?
being put to death
What is Gilgmesh
A demigod
what is an empire
many groups of states and countries with one government or leader in charge
what is mesopotamia known today
iraq
what would be the result of you stealing a loaf of bread
you will be put to death
What was Hammurabi the king of?
Babylon
Is the epic of Gilgmesh story and primary or secondary source?
Primary
What do u have to be in order to rule an empire
a king
were is iraq located today
what would be the result of you cutting off someone's hand
you will get your hand cut off
What did Hammurabi write his laws in
Cuniform
What was Gilgmesh the king of
the Sumerian city-state of Uruk
what was the first empire in Mesopotamia
Akkadian
what would they write on
clay tablets with a stylus
true or false people today would love Hammurabis set of rules
false