W_History Weekly Assessment

Hammurabi said he wrote this code "to bring about the rule of righteousness  in the land" What word best defines righteousness in this context?

• Kindness
• Justice
• Equality
• Punishment

What is Hammurabi's Code?

• story of Babylonian empire's creation by the gods
• written language of Babylonian Empire
•  collection of written laws from the Babylonian Empire
• book describing warfare from the Babylonian Empire

What were the ancient people like in Mesopotamia?

• They were a lot like us. Everyone was treated equally.
• They believed that the gods gave their kings authority.
• They were very unkind and unjust.
• They believed in one god.

If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.  If he has nocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver."
--Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?

• Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.
• All men are equal under the law.
• Violence must always be punished with violence.
• Fines are preferable to physical punishment.

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

What were pyramids?

• a place to store food surplus

• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• tombs for nobles

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphic
• characters
• Sanskrit

What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?

• hieroglyphics
• polytheism
• mythology
• monotheism

Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• priests
• scribes

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson