Code of Hammurabi
Vocabulary
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Neolithic and Paleolithic Ages
100

The name of the king who ruled Babylonia for 42 years and developed written laws or codes for the city-state.

Who is King Hammurabi?

100

The term that can be applied to both animals and plants. This term is what humans learned and resulted in more sedentary living. 

What is a domesticate or domestication? 

100

This place is known at the birthplace of civilization. 

What is Mesopotamia?

100

The continent on which Egypt is located.

What is Africa?

100

Nomadic peoples were primarily prevalent/present in this era.

What is the Paleolithic Age/Era?

200

This quote about balance was said thousands of years ago.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

200

The term meaning Before Christ or Before Common Era indicating the evolution of time tracking for humans.

What is B.C. or B.C.E?

200

Ancient Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers.

What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

200

The name of the pictorial writing in Egypt 

What are hieroglyphs?

200

The development of sedentary civilizations occurred during this period.

What is the Neolithic Era?

300

The number of codes/laws there are in the Code of Hammurabi. 

What is between 281-282?

300

The type of source the Code of Hammurabi is. (primary or secondary?)

What is a primary source?

300

The present-day name of the country where Mesopotamia is located. 

What is Iraq? What is Kuwait? What is Syria?

300

The name of the river on which ancient Egypt was developed.

What is the Nile River?

300

This is how people got their food in the Neolithic Age.

What is farming and domesticating animals?

400

The reason King Hammurabi created the codes/laws. 

What is "because he felt that it was his purpose"? What is "to destroy the wicked and the evil?" What is "because the gods called upon him to do so? What is to ensure there remains a balance in society?

400

There are seven of them. All seven are large bodies of land typically divided into smaller entities. All seven are usually surrounded by water. 

What is a continent?

400

The written language created by ancient Mesopotamians, specifically Sumerians.

What is cuneiform?

400

The year in which ancient Egyptians emerged. 

When is as early as 5000 BCE?

400

During this period, societies were more egalitarian. 

What is the Paleolithic Era?

500

These are punishments for many of the laws analyzed. 

What is death? What is being thrown in the water? What is repayment? 
500

This vocabulary term is usually a simple object showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object. One example is a spear used to hunt animals.

What is an artifact?

500

These people developed the potter's wheel and studied early astronomy, mathematics, literature, and religious thought. 

Who are the Sumerians? (Mesopotamians)

500

The direction in which the Nile river flows

What is from the South to the North?


500

The estimated starting period of the Neolithic Era/Age. 

What is 10,000 BCE?