Mesopotamia

Question 1

Who was King Hummarabi?

Answer 1

• Reigned from 1792-1750 BCE
• first king of the Babylonian Empire (Iraq)
• Created retributive punishment (“an eye for an eye”)
• One’s social class determined punishment for crime

Question 2

Who were the Assyrians?

Answer 2

• Ancient civilization in Syria, Palestine
• “Brutal bullies of Mesopotamians.”
• Invaded Mesopotamia
• Had belief that if you lose 1 battle, apocolapyse will come

Question 3

What was cuneiform?

Answer 3

Writing that was started by Mesopotamia

Question 4

Mesopotamians

Answer 4

• Gave us a form of writing (Cuneiform)
• Had slaves
• Developed first territorial system
• Traded

Question 5

Where was most of Mesopotamia?

Answer 5

Most of Mesopotamia was located in the present day country of Iraq.