Hammurabi's Life and Code
Hammurabi's most famous accomplishment was this
What is Hammurabi's Code?
The original form of writing was called this
What is cuneiform?
Who are priests?
This person conquered all of Sumer. He was originally the King of Northern Sumer
Who is Sargon?
There two rivers surround Mesopotamia, and caused it to be very fertile
What are the Euphrates and Tigris
This popular phrase based on Hammurabi's laws
What is "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"?
The earliest forms of writing were all this
What is lists?
The citizens of Sumer originally believed in this
What is polytheistic?
This city became the symbol of Sargon's Triumph
What is Akkad?
This was the region in the southern part of Mesopotamia
What is Sumer?
One third of Hammurabi's code relates to this
What is marriage, reproduction, and family?
This way of writing was created after pictographs to represent more complex ideas
What is ideograms?
These people were at the bottom of Sumerian Society
Who are slaves?
When Sargon took over Mesopotamia he spoke this language
What is Hebrew and Arabic?
This city in mesopotamia became known as the world's first city with over 25,00 residents
What is Uruk?
The three social groups in Babylon made by Hammurabi were this
What is superiors, commoners, and slaves?
Writing was originally developed for thisBefore writing, stories of the god circulate by this
What is to enhance power for the elites?
People in power in Sumer, elite groups, originally used these three things to maintain power
What is force, persuasion, and higher taxes?
This city rose from the ashes of the end of Sargon's reign and began to dominate trade
What is Babylon?
These things were run by the Sumerian priests and they spread water throughout Mesopotamia
What are irrigation systems?
In Mesopotamian Society under Hammurabi's rule this would happen if only the woman wanted divorce
What is becoming a servant to her husband, while he takes a new wife?
What is scribal schools?
This was formed when Kings of Sumerian society began to hand down kingship to their sons
What is Patriarchal Hereditary Dynasty?
After Hammurabi gained power, he began to connect himself with this sun-god.
Who is Shamesh?
This was the most important agricultural crop that many city-states in Sumer had large storage spaces for
What is grain?