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Quiz Question: Who was the powerful king in 1972 B.C. that began a long and successful rule of the Babylonian Empire?
Hammurabi
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Why is Mesopotamia also called the "cradle of civilization"?
It included the first civilization and was the beginning of organized human society.
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Essay Question: What did Hammurabi watch over?
He watched over agriculture, irrigation, and trade.
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Lesson Review: What was one basic idea about the law did Hammurabi's Code set up?
The code set up the idea that the government was responsible for what happens in society and that society should be run by the rule of law.
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Essay Question: How did Hammurabi control the huge empire?
Hammurabi used governors to help him control the lands, sent out people to collect tax money, and appointed judges to help keep order.
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What is a ziggurat?
A large temple that was considered the god's home in Sumerian city-states.
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What is the phrase used to describe the guiding principle for the laws in Hammurabi's Code?
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
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Why were scribes important to the Sumerians?
They recorded business transactions, literature, history and there were only a few of them
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Terms & Names: What is the "Fertile Crescent"?
A region that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
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Terms & Names: What is the "code of law"?
A set of written rules.
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Name one reason why the Assyrian army was successful?
50,000 soldiers, iron weapons, brutal to enemies and included infantry, cavalry and charioteers
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What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire?
It fell apart due to attacks from outside and fighting among the city-states within the empire.
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Name the two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
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