Ancient Empires Vocab
The collection of Laws made by a Babylonian king that dealt with marriage, family, and property was called the ____
Code of Hammurabi
In the Babylonian Empire, what are two innovations that they advanced during the time of Hammurabi?
(not the Hammurabi's code)
Geometry and astronomy
Who created Hammurabi's Code?
King Hammurabi
The escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
Exodus
Torah
The Empire that arose in Southwest Asia that was built upon tolerance had a strong army, a network of roads, and a standard money system that tied the empire together.
The Persian Empire
What is one thing that made the Hittites such a great empire?
The first to make iron weapons.
One of the three fundamental principles of Hammurabi's code ensures that for every action against an individual, the same would be done to them (an eye for an eye), this principle is called the principle of _____.
Retaliation
The belief in a single God.
Monotheism
During the time the Jewish people were in the Sinai, Moses went up a mountain and received from God a set of laws called the
10 Commandments
The empire that was the first to create iron and iron weapons, which they used to expand to cover most of present-day Turkey and northern Syria.
Hittites
What is one innovation from the Phoenicians that the Greeks adapted into their society?
Their alphabet
One of the three principles of Hammurabi's code expresses the it is the ____ is responsible for what occurs in society.
Government
Orders to do something.
Commandment
What was the covenant Abraham made to God?
If he and his descendants remained faithful to God, Canaan would belong to them.
The empire that was very skilled at sailing and became leaders in the sea trade across the Mediterranean.
The Phoenicians
What is the Neo-Babylonian Empire known for?
Conquering Judah and forcing many Jews to migrate to Babylonia.
One of the three principles of Hammurabi's Code expressed equal punishment under the law depending on the social class.
Principle of Punishment
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
Torah
Jews believe that the Torah and the Hebrew Bible reveal...
God's Will
This empire was known for its military tactics, military discipline, and harsh government based on fear.
Assyrians
Who was the king of the Persian empire who believed that when his army marched into a defeated city, that there would be no looting or destroying of any buildings/temples?
King Cyrus
How many specific laws were in Hammurabi's code?
282 laws
The collection of oral teaching and commentaries by rabbis about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Law.
Talmud
The books of the Hebrew Bible is divided into three sections name two:
The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings.