24/25 Politics Mesopotamian CFA 5

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Hammurabi's 282 laws aimed to establish justice and maintain order, accessible to all.

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Establish justice and maintain order, written for all to see.

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Hammurabi's laws were unfair because the lower the social class, the harsher the punishment.

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Lower class faced harsher punishments.

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Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws for daily life.

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Hammurabi

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Conflicts over farmland led city-states to develop:

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Strong armies.

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Mesopotamia had a Monarchy government.

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Ruled by a king or queen.

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What is an empire?

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Land with diverse territories and peoples under a single rule.

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Kings of Sumer claimed divine selection.

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Chosen by the gods

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Basic political structure of Sumer:

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City-state: a mix of rural countryside and urban city.

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City-States in Sumer fought for farmland.

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True