Civilizations of Mesopotamia
Art and Architecture of Mesopotamia
Hammurabi and Hammurabi's code
Vocab/Misc
100
Why is Sumer important in World History?
Sumer is the world's first civilization
100
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a myth about the legendary hero Gilgamesh, what language was it written in?
Cuneiform
100
True or False
Hammurabi wrote his law code so that all members of society would have to follow the law. Despite this, his laws did not treat all members of society equally.
True, for example read the following quote.
“If a man has knocked out the eye of a patrician [aristocrat], his eye shall be knocked out. . . If he has knocked out the eye of a plebeian [commoner] . . . he shall pay one mina of silver. If he has knocked out the eye of a patrician’s servant . . . he shall pay half his value.”
100
What is an area ruled by a distant country called?
Colony
200
What lead to the conquest of Sumer?
Fighting among Sumerian City-States
200
What is a stele?
A carved stone slab or pillar
200
What city became the center of Hammurabi’s Mesopotamian empire?
Babylon
200
What is a state containing several countries or territories called?
Empire
300
In the Persian army there was an elite group of 10,000 warriors. What were these warriors called?
The Immortals
300
What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculptures?
realistic statues of humans
300
What was the main purpose of Hammurabi's code?
Hammurabi wrote his code to make sure that everyone in his empire knew the law
300
What is a payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power called?
Tribute
400
In Cuneiform each symbol stood for a word or idea. How was the Phoenician alphabet different from this?
In the Phoenician alphabet each symbol stoof for a sound
400
A Sumerian temple was a multi-layered tower, often in the shape of a pyramid. What were these temples called?
A Ziggurat
400
Read this section from Hammurabi's Code
"If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out."
Identify the offense and the punishment
"If a man put out the eye of another man,-" Offense
"-his eye shall be put out." Punishment
The Laws in Hammurabi's code are formatted Offense then Punishment
400
The Phoenicians were expert merchants and sailors. What is a good produced in one country then shipped to another country to be sold there called?
Export
500
What was the main belief of Zoroastrianism?
The universe was locked in a struggle between good and evil
500
What Sumerian art form does the photograph show?
cylinder seals
500
Name one lasting impact of Hammurabi's code
1. It established rule of law, the idea that all members of society must obey the law
2. It was the first major attempt to write down all the laws
3. It is one of the earliest examples of a law code with presumption of innocence, "innocent until proven guilty"
500
How did the Phoenicians’ willingness to travel far for trade eventually lead to the spread of their civilization?
1. The Phoenicians' established colonies along the Mediterranean such as Carthage
2. Phoenician trade spread ideas. For example: the Greeks began to use their system of weights after trading with the Phoenicians
3. Phoenician trade spread the use of their alphabet, which became widespread throughout the Mediterranean