Topic 2: Lesson 2; The First Empires

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An _______ is a state with multiple countries or territories.

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Answer: empire

Front

Number of laws in Hammurabi's Code according to the video:

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282

Front

Hammurabi's Code applied equally to all: True or False?

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False

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Cause of Sumer's Conquest

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Frequent fighting weakened Sumerian city-states.

Front

King of Sumerian state of Kish:

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Sargon

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The Babylonian Empire: Under king ___________, Babylon became the center of a new Mesopotamian Empire.

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Hammurabi (spelling counts!)

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Hammurabi became king of the Babylonian Empire around:

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1792 BCE (Before the Common Era)

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Hammurabi's Code established a set of _____ in the Babylonian Empire.

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laws

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Definition of 'Rule of Law':

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All members of society, including the rich and powerful, must obey the law.

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Dimensions of Hammurabi's stone slabs?

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7 feet tall and 2 feet wide.