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• 9/20 Focus: – Hammurabi established the Babylonian
Empire in Mesopotamia.– Hammurabi created one of the first code
of laws that would apply to everyone in his empire.
• Do Now:– What was one effect of a lack of natural
barriers in Mesopotamia
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Review Review
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Mesopotamia
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Sumerian DeclineSumerian Decline
• Frequent warfare and foreign invasions weakened the Sumerian City States
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• Ruler from the city of Akkad– Located on the Euphrates
River • Conquered all of Sumer
and northern Mesopotamia – Established the world’s
first empire– Last about 140 years
until tribes invaded from the east
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• Amorite tribe invaded Mesopotamia from the East
• Hammurabi – Amorite king that
united all of Mesopotamia into the Babylonian Empire in 1792 B.C.E• Capitol was
Babylon
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Hammurabi’s RuleHammurabi’s Rule
• Under his rule the empire grew wealthy through expansion of trade
• Expanded public works projects
• Kept elements of the Sumerian culture– Honored Sumerian gods– Allowed priests to retain
power– Continued to teach
Sumerian language and cuneiform
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The Code of HammurabiThe Code of Hammurabi• The first major collection of
codified laws in history– 282 written laws
• Dealt with everything from trade to murder
• Laws written for all to see
– Established standards of justice for all classes
– Harsh Punishments• “An eye for an eye, a
tooth for a tooth”