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Social groups
Cuneiform Writing
The code of Hammurabi
Birth of the first civilization
Irragation
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What are the 4 social groups?
Slaves, The free people, Elite, King
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What is the definition of the word ''Cuneiform''?
It comes from the Latin cuneus, which means nail or corner.
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What place was Hammurabi king of?
Babylon
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What did villages become later on?
They grew and became cities of agriculture which allowed more and more people to be fed.
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What was a kind of irrigation project?
Building canals to direct water to farm fields.
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Who were the slaves?
Prisoners of war.
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How many symbols were used for this writing?
700 symbols.
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What time period was Hammurabi the king of Babylon?
1792 BC to 1750 BC.
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What did the inhabitants practice in these cities?
Crafts and trade
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What were the first seeds of civilization?
The Nile Valley Civilization, The Mesopotamian civilization, The Indus Valley Civilization, The Chinese civilization.
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Who were the Free people?
Priests, Craftspeople, peasants, merchants, soldiers, civil servants.
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What are 4 uses of cuneiform writing?
To count bags of grain, to count farm animals, for code of laws, to count the products bought and sold.
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Why was the code of laws created?
To make sure that the same laws existed and would be carried out the very same way throughout the kingdom.
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Who ruled the society?
The king.
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Why did they have irrigation projects?
Because they needed the reservoirs to store floodwaters.
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Who were the elite?
High priests, Army commanders, Rich Merchants
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When did writing begin?
3500 BC
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What was the code of Hammurabi engraved on?
It was engraved on stele.
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When was the invention of Hieroglyphics?
3100 BC
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Why did they need the reservoirs to store flood waters?
To use for the fields during the droughts.
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Who was the king?
He was the supreme leader of the area, He managed the army, He managed the construction and irrigation projects, he represents the gods on earth, he managed the food surplus, he had palace built for himself.
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When was cuneiform symbols created?
2400 BC
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Is the code of Hammurabi the oldest written law code today?
Yes.
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What happened if you did not follow the laws?
You would be punished by the king.
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When does the droughts usually happen?
During the summer or hot weather.