Power & Authority
The ability to make decisions
Power
Freedoms and protections which members of a society are entitled to.
Rights
WHICH PILLAR?
"Ancient Egypt used the yearly flooding of the Nile River to grow large amounts of crops in the rich silt left behind."
Agriculture & Food
The Code of Hammurabi was developed by which ancient empire?
Ancient Babylon
What geographical feature made it possible for Ancient Egypt to thrive in the middle of a desert?
The Nile River
A system where one ruler or group demands complete obedience.
Authoritarianism
A member of a country or community
Citizen
WHICH PILLAR?
Ancient Rome created a system where citizens could vote for leaders and laws.
Laws & Morals
In the Code of Hammurabi, this was the punishment for housing conspirators in your tavern without reporting it to authoritites
Death 💀⚰️
What served as protection for Ancient Egypt against potential invaders?
The desert
Power Structure
Duties or obligations which members of a society are expected to fulfiill.
Responsibilities
WHICH PILLAR?
Mesopotamia established long-distance trade routes with neighboring countries, using silver to exchange for goods.
Economy & Money
In the Code of Hammurabi, this is the punishment for "striking your father."
Hands cut off ✂️
A surplus of crops
When a royal ruler has complete and unlimited power
Absolute Monarchy
This word describes someone or something which is undeseriable for a society or community.
Uncivilized
WHICH PILLAR?
Ancient Greece produced famous sculptures, plays, and philosophical ideas that are still studied and enjoyed to this day.
Arts & Culture
According to the Code of Hammurabi, female tavern keepers who committed this specific type of fraud were to be punished by ✨d r o w n i n g✨
Accepting money as payment instead of corn.
Copper & Tin
When a royal ruler has limited power & is held accountable by laws or elected officials
Constitutional Monarchy
"Civis"
WHICH PILLAR?
In the Iroquois Confederacy, a First Nations alliance of 7 nations, family names and clan identity were passed down through the mothers, rather than the fathers.
Social Structure
This popular phrase is found in both the Code of Hammurabi and the Torah, and communicates the idea that "the punishment should fit the crime."
"an eye for an eye..."
This special farming technique was made possible by digging trenches from the Nile River to their fields of crops.
Irrigation