Code of Law
True or False -
The people of the old stone age had their own codes of law.
False
What crescent is Mesopotamia in?
What was in the middle of each city that the Mesopotamians believed their gods lived in?
Ziggurat
What writing system did they use?
Cuneiform
What did the wheel help the Mesopotamians do?
Transport people and goods easier.
What was the Code of Law inscribed on?
A stele
What rivers surround Mesopotamia?
What type of gods did they have?
Nature
Put the following statuses in order from least status to most status. King, slave, priest, craftworkers, merchants, government officials, scribes, farmers and scribes
Slaves, farmers, craftsworkers, scribes, merchants, government officials, priests, and king.
True or False : Cuneiform was technology
False
Who's code of law was first to be recorded?
Hammurabi
What are the closest mountains to Mesopotamia?
The Zagros Mountains
Was Mesopotamia a Polytheistic or Monotheistic civilization?
Polytheistic
What did scribes do?
They recorded events and laws on clay tablets
What was the invention the Mesopotamians created that they are most known for?
The wheel
How many laws were on the first code of law?
282
What modern day country is Mesopotamia in?
Iraq
What were the Mesopotamians laws called ?
Code of Law
Were pictographs used in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Yes
Is the irrigation system technology?
Yes
What was the first code of law called?
What region is Mesopotamia in?
The Middle East
Who was the first king of Babylonia?
Hammurabi
True or False - Hammurabi had more status than a priest
True
Name all the irrigation systems the Mesopotamians used.
Levves, canals and gated ditches.