Code of Hammurabi
Early Civilizations
Geography of Ancient Empires
Social Structures
The Rise of Nomadic Societies
100
  • This type of source is where we find the quote, “If a seignior has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth.”

  • What is a legal code?

100

This term describes the belief systems and complex societies that first arose along major rivers.

What are river valley civilizations?

100
  • This river valley hosted the ancient civilization of Babylon.

  • What is the Mesopotamian Valley or the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

100

According to the Code of Hammurabi, the punishment for knocking out a commoner’s tooth differs from that for a nobleman’s tooth, showing this about Babylonian society

  • What is social hierarchy or class distinctions?

100

The Samburu people would be classified as this based on their lifestyle.

What are nomads?

200

The Code of Hammurabi reflects this idea about Babylonian society.

What is that divisions existed between social classes?

200

This historical development, including the establishment of farming, led to the growth of the first civilizations.

What is the Neolithic Revolution?

200
  • The Middle Kingdom of Assyria was located in this well-known ancient area.

  • What is the Fertile Crescent?

200

This civilization is noted for structuring laws that differentiated punishment based on social class

  •  What is Babylon?

200
  •  Women in Samburu society had responsibilities for these two main tasks.

What are milking cattle and fetching water?

300

If a free-born man struck the body of another free-born man of equal rank, he would pay this as a penalty.

What is one gold mina?

300

The Code of Hammurabi was written in this civilization.

What is Babylonia?

300
  • This major geographical feature was essential for the establishment of the Middle Kingdom of Assyria.

  • What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

300
  •  In Babylonian society, a seignior could pay this if he harmed a commoner, showing social stratification.

  • What is one-third mina of silver?

300
  •  This group, mentioned in the test, relies on donkeys to carry materials when they move their settlement every few weeks.

  •  Who are the Samburu people?

400

Hammurabi’s purpose for writing the Code of Hammurabi was to achieve this

What is to establish order and provide specific punishments for specific offenses?

400

The “Golden Age of Greece” is often compared to this period that saw the rise of settled societies.

  • What is the Neolithic Revolution?

400

What empire developed in Mesopotamia 

  • What is the Babylonian Empire?

400

What are the Elements of a Civilization

key traits like cities, government, religion, and social structure

400

This audience might be interested in the book "The Samburu" by Paul Spencer.

  • Who, are researchers studying the lifestyles of nomadic societies or those comparing to the Paleolithic age?

500

 If a dam breaks and floods fields due to negligence, this would happen to the dam owner according to the code.

What is that the owner will be sold for money, or if unable to replace the corn, his possessions are divided among affected farmers?

500

These elements best complete a chart on the basics of ancient civilizations: cities, government, religion, and this.

What are social structures or social hierarchies?

500
  • The geographic position of the Babylonian Empire contributed to this effect on its culture.

  • What is the rise of trade and cultural exchange between various regions?

500
  • This social construct allowed early civilizations like Babylon to develop complex legal codes.

  •  What is the concept of a centralized government?

500

The Samburu’s movement of settlements every few weeks indicates they share similarities with this earlier way of life.

What is the Paleolithic lifestyle or hunter-gatherer societies?