Babylonia and Assyria - Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Lydians - Mrs. Alvarenga

Babylonia and Assyria

100

Who were the next people to dominate Mesopotamia?

the Amorites

200

What was the period the Hammurabi ruled?

Hammurabi ruled from about 1792-1750 BC.

300

What was Hammurabi best known for?

Hammurabi is best known for a set of laws he gave to his empire known as the "Code of Hammurabi".

400

For what did Hammurabi want to be known?

Hammurabi wanted to be known as a fair and just ruler.

500

What are the rules you can find in the Code of Hammurabi?

• If someone cuts down a tree on someone else's land, he will pay for it.
• If someone is careless when watering his fields, and he floods someone else's by accident, he will pay for the grain he has ruined.
• If a man wants to throw his son out of the house, he has to go before a judge and say, "I don't want my son to live in my house any more." The judge will find out the reasons. If the reasons are not good, the man can't throw his son out.
• If the son has done some great evil to his father, his father must forgive him the first time. But if he has done something evil twice, his father can throw him out.
• If a thief steals a cow, a sheep, a donkey, a pig, or a goat, he will pay ten times what it is worth. If he doesn't have any money to pay with, he will be put to death.
• An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. If a man puts out the eye of another man, put his own eye out. If he knocks out another man's tooth, knock out his own tooth. If he breaks another man's bone, break his own bone.
• If a doctor operates on a patient and the patient dies, the doctor's hand will be cut off.
• If a builder builds a house, and that house collapses and kills the owner's son, the builder's son will be put to death.
• If a robber is caught breaking a hole into the house so that he can get in and steal, he will be put to death in front of that hole.
• If a son strike his own father, his hands shall be cut off.

Babylonia and Assyria

100

Who was the most famous of the Amorite rulers of the city of Babylon?

King Hammurabi

200

True or false?

The beginning of Hammurabi's reign was peaceful

True

300

How were the laws written?

The laws were carved on 8-foot stones, called steles, and placed in the cities of his empire.

400

What were the lasting achievements of Babylon?

the lasting achievements of Babylon included advances in mathematics, astronomy, and trade.

500

Who created the world's first known library in Nineveh?

 

Assyrian King Ashurbanipal.

Here the Assyrian king stored much of the writing of ancient Mesopotamia, including the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Lydians

100

Who was considered the first Jew?

Abraham

200

What is the key principle of the religion of Judaism?

Monotheism, the worship of only one God.

300

What is slavery?

is the practice of one person owning another person.

400

What did God give to Moses?

a set of laws known as the "Ten commandments"

500

Who built a temple in Jerusalem to house the Torah?

Solomon

Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Lydians

100

What was the agreement God made with Abraham?

"The whole land of Canaan... I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be your God"

200

Who is considered the founder of Judaism?

Abraham

300

According to the Hebrew Bible, who was chosen by God to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt?

Moses

400

What does Torah mean and what does it contain?

it means "to teach" and it contains the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.

500

Talk about the Phoenicians

They were one of the groups that enjoyed a profitable relationship with Israel, they were known as adventurous traders, they also helped design and build the temple.