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Agriculture
writing
Social Groups
Hammurabi, Law and justice
architecture
100
where did people farm?
near a water source
100
what did the mesopotamian people put there symbols on?
clay tablets
100
what was he the king of ?
Babylon
100
what did cities have walls for?
to keep intruders out and protect crops
200
why did people build dikes?
to prevent canal water from flooding the cultivated lands
200
what time did people begin writing at?
3500 BC
200
who was a representative of god on earth?
the King
200
what is the Code of Hammurabi?
The oldest written law
200
where was the temple located?
In the High City
300
why was farming so important?
to feed everyone in a city
300
how many symbols are there?
700
300
what was the wage of a slave ?
there was no wage for a slave
300
What would be the consequence if a man was to knock out the teeth of his equal?
His teeth shall be knocked off
300
How many cities did mesopotamia have?
10 majour
400
what was the irrigation project that " directs water towards feilds requiring irrigation "
Canals
400
name three uses of writing during mesopotamia
to count bags of grain to count farm animals for the code of laws to count all products sold and bought.
400
what category did a priest fit into?
The free people
400
What was used to carve the code of hammurabi and how big was it?
2.25 metres high basalt stele
400
the cities were built near what type of land?
Cultivated
500
what was a reservoir used for?
during droughts this water was used to irrigate fields.
500
what does cuneiform mean?
comes from Latin cuneus which means nail or corner
500
who were the three different groups of people representing the Elite?
High Priests Army Commanders Rich Merchants
500
Why did the king live in the Higher City.
To rule over his slaves and his prize.