Mesopotamia's Empires

Who was Hammurabi?

• He was a god.
• He was a king of the first city of Ur.
• He was the king of the Babylonian empire.
• He was a Mesopotamian scribe.

How would you describe his laws?

• Fair and balanced.
• Very harsh by our modern standards.
•  Too lenient (easy on the offender)
• complicated

Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?

• An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
• It's raining cats and dogs.
• Break a leg!
• The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.

Why was Hammurabi's code important?

• Separate rules for each City State.

• Set up Religious rules.

• Treated all social classes equally.

• First written laws for an entire empire.

Over which of the following groups was Sargon the ruler?

• Akkadians
• Babylonians
• Egyptians
• Assyrians

For what achievement is Sargon best known? 

• Building the Hanging Gardens for his wife
• Creating the world's first empire
• Inventing peanut butter
• Creating the first code of laws