Cuneiform
What is Cuneiform?
This is the earliest writing system invented by the Sumerians.
What is it called?
Pictures used to represent objects or ideas are called this.
Pictographs
Who created the first written law codes?
Hammurabi
Where was Cuneiform invented?
Mesopotamia
What does the phrase "eye for an eye" mean?
Punishment should be the same as the crime.
"If a man steals something, he must repay what he stole."
What does the law mean?
If you steal something, you must give it back or pay double it.
What shapes are used in Cuneiform writing?
Triangle shaped marks
What is it called?
This type of writing uses wedge-shaped symbols.
Cuneiform
Hammurabi was the king of what city-state?
Babylon
What rivers surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Euphrates
Why did societioes need laws like Hammurabis?
To keep eveyrone in order and keep it fair
"If a man destroys the eye of another man, his eye shall be destroyed."
what does this law mean?
The punishment is the same as the crime (eye for an eye)
What is the name of the tool used to write in Cuneiform?
Reed or a Stylus
True or False: A picture sign like a school crossing sign is a pictograph.
True
What was the name of Hammurabis set of laws?
Hammurabis Code of laws
What job did people have if they were trained to write in cuneiform?
Scribes
What would happen if someone broke the law?
They would recieve a punishment!!!!
-death
-thrown into the river
-has to pay
"If a son hits his father, his hands shall be cut off"
What does this law mean?
Children should respect their parent, if not they will receive a harsh punishment (cutting their limbs off)
What was cuneiform written on?
Clay Tablets
What came first in Mesopotamia: Cuneiform or Pictographs?
Pictographs
Why were Hammurabis laws written down?
So people could know them and follow the rules.
What kinds of things did people record using Cuneiform?
Trade, farming, stories, and laws
Where did Hammurabi display his laws?
In the middle of the city-states!
"If a person steals an animal, they must repay many times the value"
What does this law mean?
If you stole the animal, the thief had to pay more than what they stole.
Who invented the earliest writing systems?
Over time pictographs changed into this writing system.
Cuneiform
How did writing help Hammurabi?
It helped share/spread his laws
Why was writing important for early civilization?
To help record information and share knowledge
How were hammurabis laws different from rules at school today?
Punishments were harsher. Leading in death or limbs being cut off.
"If a builder builds a house and it collapses and kills the owner, the builder shall rebuild the house and put to death"
What does his law mean?
Builders were responsible for the house, if it came out bad they have to do it again and be punished.