Mesopotamian Innovations

Why did Hammurabi have copies of his Code carved into stone and placed at important locations throughout Babylon?

• to show the power he had to punish anyone in the kingdom

• to make sure that everyone could see and follow the same set of laws

• to help visitors to Babylon understand the customs of its people

• to give the people of Babylon opportunities to comment on and change unjust laws

What statement decribes the influence of Hammurabi's Code?

• unlike earlier systems, it relied entirely on religious principles

• unlike earlier systems, it assigned the same punishments to all classes of people.

• unlike earlier systems, it was the first system that permitted people who had been wronged to punish criminals themselves

• unlike earlier systems, it established a consistent framework for all judges to follow

The Sumerians developed the first alphabet-based system of writing

• hieroglyphs

• cuneiform

• pictographs

• phonogram

Early Mesopotamians developed a number of innovations which greatly improved the lives of the people, particularly in the area of agriculture. Pick all of their innovations.

• a calendar

• the wheel and plow

• bread

• cuneiform alphabet

Which 2 Rivers lay on both sides of Mesopotamia.

• Colorado

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Tigris

What characteristics helped Mesopotamia thrive? Choose all the apply

• climate

• rich soil

• fresh water

• wild animals

What is a Ziggurat?

• temple

• palace

• mall

• first apartment building

Was Hammurabi's Law Code the first to presume innocence?

• True

• False

Did a persons status play a part in how they were treated by the law?

• yes

• no

Cuneiform was a form of writing used on what?

• papyrus

• dried animal hides

• clay

• stone