The MespotamiansWorld History 9

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Mesopotamia

Identify the powers held by rulers in Mesopotamia, ca

2800BC-500BC.

Explain the connection between the advents of agriculture & civilization

and the need for codified law in the Near

East ca 2000BC.

Explain the connection between the advents of agriculture & civilization

and the need for codified law in the Near

East ca 2000BC.

Identify the powers held by rulers in Mesopotamia, ca

2800BC-500BC.

Historical Context: Hammurabi’s Code

What was the political structure of Sumer?

What nomadic warriors invaded and conquered ALL OF Mesopotamia around 2000BC?

•What city did the Amorites make their capital?

Babylonian EmpireBabylonian Empire

Hammurabi’s Code•The Amorite Empire reached it’s heigh under what king?

•As emperor, why would Hammurabi have commissioned the Code? (i.e. what purpose(s) did it serve?)

•What principles guided Hammurabi’s Code?

1.Government Responsibility for Society

Hammurabi’s Code•The Amorite Empire reached it’s height under

what king?

•Why did Hammurabi commission the Code? (i.e. what purpose(s) did it serve?)

•What principles guided Hammurabi’s Code?

1.Retaliation

2.Discrimination

3.Government Responsibility for Society

“I am the king of justice to whom Shamash has committed the truth".

Hammurabi’s Code•The Amorite Empire reached it’s heigh under what king?

•As emperor, why would Hammurabi have commissioned the Code? (i.e. what purpose(s) did it serve?)

•What principles guided Hammurabi’s Code?1. Government Responsibility for Society

2. Retaliation

3. Discrimination