Hammurabi's Code
The way you would describe Hammurabi's laws
What is....Harsh/Violent
The materials used to write Cuneiform
What is...
Clay tablets, and pointy tools
The modern day country where Mesopotamia once was
What is...
Iraq
Iran
Syria
A rich sand and rock mixture that is good for farming
What is...
Silt
The number of laws in Hammurabi's Code
What is....
282
The reasons written language is important
What is...
To pass along historical information
What are the 2 important rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent
What is...
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A group of people organized into groups based on their jobs
What is...
Social Hierarchy
The reason Hammurabi said the laws were created
What is...
To protect the weak
To protect workers
The type of language Cuneiform is
What is...
A written language
The first written language
The task that the Fertile Crescent is well known for
What is...
Farming
What is...
Division of labor
The way Hammurabi's code was organized
What is...
By social class
By men & women
By parents & children
The use of Cuneiform
What is...
Keeping record of goods
The sea to the west of ancient Mesopotamia
What is...
The Mediterranean Sea
Extra food/crops that can be stored for future use or sold or traded for other goods.
What is...
Surplus
The name of the "statue" that Hammurabi's code was written on
What is...
The Diorite Stele
Another use of Cuneiform
What is...
Keeping record of money & information about people
Another way to describe the shape of the fertile crescent
What is...
Arc shape
Croissant shape
Ditches dug to allow crops on farms to be watered with ease
What is...
Irrigation