Hammurabi's code
People followed Hammurabi's code because they thought he was chosen by them.
Who are gods?
Gilgamesh travels on a search for this.
What is immortality/fame?
When everyone has enough to eat.
What is a stable food supply?
A craftsperson who often specializes in certain fields.
Who is an artisan?
Made by heating metal and molding it.
What is metallurgy?
Hammurabi's code of had this many sections in it, including a prologue and a set of laws.
What is 3?
This person is Gilgamesh's friend, but later gets sick and dies.
Who is Enkidu?
It is used to make stories and record events.
What is writing?
Wedge-shaped writing.
What is cuneiform?
This was made using a wheel and used clay.
What is mass-produced pottery?
Where Hammurabi's is code currently being kept.
What is the Louvre?
This goddess proposes to Gilgamesh, but he says no.
who is Ishtar?
Think music, painting, sculpture.
What is art and culture?
Small bits of rock that were often good for farming
What is silt?
This helped with farming.
What is a plow?
If someone accused someone of a crime in babylonia, the accused would jump into this, and if the accused got out and survived, the accused would not be guilty (code 2).
What is water?
Ishtar's dad sends this to punish Gilgamesh.
What is the bull of heaven?
Groups of people who have similar status in a civilization.
What is social class?
A person who writes, or whose job is to write.
Who is a scribe?
This helped by carrying items or people into battle
What is a chariot?
At the top of the stele (which contained the code of laws), there was a picture of Hammurabi and this god.
Who is shamash?
This person tells Gilgamesh about a flood which made him immortal.
Who is utnapishtim?
In modern day, it's things like phones and computers.
What is technology?
"the land between two rivers"
What is mesopotamia?
This helped with irrigation.
What is a hydraulics system?