Inventions
used to carry goods and also to make pottery. Made jobs easier.
What is the wheel
The highest position in the Babilonian civilization
What is a King/Noble
The principle of proportional retribution. Meaning I will be punished with the same punishment I caused you.
What is the eye for an eye principle
Explain the purpose of Hammurabi’s Code.
What is it that establishes justice, maintains order, prevents crime, and regulates trade and other aspects of society?
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
What is the land between the two rivers?
The first written language used wedge-shaped pictographs on clay tablets.
what is Cuneiform
farmers, artisans, soldiers
What is Commoners
The rules were not equal to everyone. They depended on the _____________
What is social status
How did Hammurabi’s Code enforce a social hierarchy in Babylonian society?
What is Some laws were unfair in their punishments, particularly in terms of social class and gender. It benefited the upper class.
What rivers were vital to the region of Mesopotamia?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
It provided an ancient fundamental system for time/dates
What is Luner Calendar
at the bottom of the social hierarchy
What is Slaves
He helped rebuild Babylon
What is Hammurabi
Laws clearly defined rights and penalties for different classes: landowners, commoners, and slaves.
What is a Social Structure
What is today´s country where Mesopotamia was mainly established?
What is Iraq
were made by carving images on various materials
What is a map
Early Mesopotamia featured independent city-states, each with its own king and government.
What is City-States
What is the Louvre Museum in Paris
The word to describe the soil in Mesopotamia, that made it ideal for farming
What is fertile soil
a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame,
What is a Plow
The king (or lugal) led the military, made laws, and served as the link to the gods, supported by advisors like scribes and high priests.
What is a Kingship
What was the name of the stone structure that held Hammurabi´s Code
What is the Stele
How many laws did Hammurabi´s code have?
What is 282 laws
What is along the Mediterranean Coastline? Shaped like a croissant
What is the Fertile Crescent along the Mediterranean?