Hammurabi
Why did Hammurabi want to be king?
So that people world be treated fairly
Who were required to follow the laws?
Everyone
What Assyrian king did we read about?
Shamshi-Adad
Was Gilgamesh a good king, or a bad king?
He was a bad king although he was very strong
What did Enkidu do to make the gods angry?
He killed the bull of the gods
What city did Hammurabi rule?
Babylon
Where was Babylon located in?
Mesopotamia
What city did he live in?
Assur
When Gilgamesh’s people asked Anu the sky-god for help, what did he send?
The monster Enkidu
Why did Gilgamesh decide to go see the only immortal man on earth?
He wanted to find the secret of eternal life or He wanted to beat death
What did Hammurabi write down on a stone monument?
Laws
Not the Euphrates River, the other one?
Tigris
What was the name of his empire?
The Assyrian Empire
Enkidu was half man and half what?
Animal
What is the first thing Utnapishtim told Gilgamesh to do, so that he would live together?
Stay awake for 6 days and seven nights or stay awake for a long time.
What were these laws called?
The Code of Hammurabi
The town Abraham was from?
Ur
How did he build his temple?
Through conquering other cities, or through cruelty, or through fear
What did the trapper’s son do when he met Enkidu?
He took him home, taught him how to talk, eat, and wear clothes
Did Gilgamesh stay awake?
No
How many laws were there?
282
The name of the city where Sargon first lived?
Kish
How did this Assyrian king rule?
He was a dictator who ruled by fear and cruelty.
When Enkidu and Gilgamesh fought, who won?
Gilgamesh, but he was too tired to keep fighting
Who ate the magic plant after Gilgamesh picked it?
A snake