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Vocabulary
Hammurabi
The Code (Laws)
History
100
A person (such as a king or queen who rules a kingdom or empire
What is monarch
100
He united this entire region
What is Mesopotamia
100
god who "gave" Ham the laws
What is Shamash (sun god)
100
The great king that Hammurabi probably grew up hearing about
What is Gilgamesh, King of Uruk
200
to raise something or someone to a higher level; to praise something highly
What is exalt
200
He was the king of this empire
What is Babylon(ian)
200
The Code was written "before" or "after" the 10 commandments
What is before
200
The Code of laws was discovered on an 8 ft tall stone tablet called a....
What is stele
300
to order or decide something in an official way
What is decree
300
calls himself the exalted ____________
What is prince
300
About how many laws are there?
What is 280
300
Hammurabi's kingdom is in this present-day country
What is Iraq
400
very beautiful or good; causing strong feelings of admiration or wonder
What is sublime
400
His reign was in this century
What is 1700s B.C.
400
the two purposes for the Code
What is 1) a way to control society 2) for Hammurabi to glorify/deify himself
400
Mesopotamia means the land between...
What is two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates)
500
notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions
What is illustrious
500
Claimed to conquer the "__________ _________" of the world
What is four quarters
500
Most of the laws fall into which category?
What is money, trade, and business matters
500
The two gods who "called" Ham to write the Code of laws
What is Anu and Bel