Mesopotamia
What is HAMMURABI’S CODE ?
First set of 282 laws created by King Hammurabi
Dealt with daily life
Eye for an eye
What was the world’s first system of writing?
CUNEIFORM
Name 4 out of are the eight features that help make a civilization organized.
Complex Religion
Specialized Jobs
Cities Social Classes
Writing Organized Government
Art/Architecture Public works
Why is Mesopotamia so important?
First time we setttled near such a rich river/soil and grew crops
What 2 INVENTIONS IS ASSYRIA KNOWN FOR?
writing and literature and war