Vocabulary 1
code of laws written by Hammurabi
Code of Hammurabi
Polytheism
belief in many gods
Why was Mesopotamia a prized land?
fertile soil
What do ziggurats look like?
Egyptian pyramids
-written statement of law
-laws made by a government
code of law
Scribe
-a person who was educated who write books and documents by hand
What were ziggurats used for?
-religious structures used to worship their gods
What were two advances in technology-
-plows
-weapons
-wheel
-irrigation system
developeloped the first civilizations of the world
Sumerians
Cuneiform
-a system of writing used in the Middle East
What was a drawback to the flooding of the rivers? Name two
Washed away crops; muddy; houses flooded; river changed course; could not predict when it was going to flood
Give three topics that Hammurabi’s Code covered.
-agriculture
-assault
-property rights
-trade
-murder
-enslavement
-minimum wage
-marriage
-an ancient civilization in Mesopotamia
-the first empire
Akkadians
Patriarchal
-the societies, families and clans led by men
Give two examples of how law pertained to women.
-women had little rights
-mostly could not divorce husband
-women could own property
-could work
Give two examples of Hammurabi’s Code-
-lying = death
-innocent until proven guilty
-steal from the temple or court- death
-eye for an eye
the rivers in Southwest Asia between Syria and Iraq
Tigris and Euphrates
Religion
-the relationship of people who worship a spiritual being or god
-relationship between people and holy things
What mountains bordered Mesopotamia to the north and east?
Taurus, Zagros Mountains
Give four responsibilities of the king.
-ensure his people’s safety
-organize the labor needed to build ziggurats
-religious leader
-law maker
-leader for his army
-collecting taxes