Vocab
Belief in MANY gods
Polytheism
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader
Empire
A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
Code of Hammurabi
Is the exact location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon know?
No
Belief in ONE god
Monotheism
Empire in Mesopotamia formed by King Hammurabi
Babylonian Empire
What are two unique things about the Code of Hammurabi?
1. First set of fair and just laws
2. It covered many aspects of life
What is a ziggurat?
Religious temple
"land between two rivers" means
Mesopotamia
Empire builder
These people were not treated fairly under the Code of Hammurabi
Slaves, sick, women
What are 3 famous inventions from the Mesopotamian period?
Wheel, plow, sailboat, bronze, irrigation
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
City-State
Who captured the Sumerian Empire and united it all as one (Created the world's first empire of nations and city-states)
Sargon the Great
Where and how were the Codes of Hammurabi posted?
On stones in the center of town/temple
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
One of the 7 Wonders of the World.
Beautiful temple with many levels of plants, flowers and statues.
An organized list of laws and rules
Code
Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia
Hammurabi
What would Hammurabi do to the other city-states that were fighting against them
Use dams to control water, then flood their land and crops
Who made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and why?
King Nebuchadnezzar II as a gift for his wife who missed her homeland.