the Poenicians
what part of the Fertile Crescent did the Phoenicians live?
what is the western portions
when did Hammurabi become king of Babylon?
what is in 1792 BC
when did the Sumerians establish an organized way to take over city-states?
what is 3000 BC
what water ways was Mesopotamia located between?
what is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
what body of water did the Phoenicians live along?
what is the Mediterranean Sea
what was Hammurabi's biggest achievement?
what is Hammurabi's Code
how could a city-state gain power?
what is by fighting other city-states
it is now in modern day what?
what is Iraq
it is centered primarily in modern-day where?
what is modern-day Lebanon
why were Hammurabi's Codes made?
what is they were crimes and punishments
Agriculture provided lots of food but what else did people get to do?
what is they got to specialize in other things
where is Mesopotamia bordered by Mountains?
what is in the North and East
they did not have a strong army but what did what did most others respect?
what is freedom
what were the codes on?
what is large stones
who were in higher regard than farmers?
what is people with a specific skill
how much rainfall does Mesopotamia get?
what is very little rainfall
how did the Phoenicians get most of their goods?
what is trading
where were the laws made public?
what is in every city-state over Babylonia's control
what did each city-state have
what is their own military
what tis something that helps Mesopotamia aqriculture?
what is silt