Babylon and the Phoenicians

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Babylon was what present day city and country?

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Baghdad, Iraq

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The monarch of Babylon was?

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Hammurabi

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Hammurabi's greatest achievement was what?

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Hammurabi's Code of Laws

Front

What did the severity of a specific punishment depend on?

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Your social class

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What feature of the Code made it accessible to the population of the Babylonian Empire?

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It was written down.

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Two advancements that allowed the Hittites to build a powerful army were what?

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Ironworking and chariots

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The Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar built beautiful what on the terraces of the palace in Babylon?

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hanging gardens

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The Chaldeans were famous for their prowess in what science?

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Astronomy

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Phoenicians lived on the eastern edge of what body of water, where the present country of Lebanon is located?

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Mediterranean Sea

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Because Phoenicia was surrounded by mountains so they couldn't trade with their neighbors they became great at what profession?

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sailors