Hammurabi DBQ Terms

an upright stone slab or pillar, often bearing an inscription.

• cuneiform

• stele

• code

a set of laws

• cuneiform

• stele

• code

❍ a kind of writing used in Sumer and Babylonia. Letters were carved into stone or soft clay with a stylus.

• cuneiform

• stele

• code

An independent city, sometimes walled, and often including the territory around it.

• Babylonia

• City-state

• Mesopotamia

The kingdom ruled by Hammurabi.

• Babylonia

• City-state

• Mesopotamia

A region in the Middle East that included modern-day Iraq and sections of modern-day Turkey, Iran, and Syria. Note: In Greek, it means "between two rivers."

• Babylonia

• City-state

• Mesopotamia

A preface or introductory part of a larger piece of writing.

• epilogue

• prologue

A section at the end of a larger piece of writing that serves as a comment or a conclusion.

• epilogue

• prologue

a person charged with or on trial for a crime

• accused

• victim

A person harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime, action or event.

• accused

• victim