WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I

History through Biography: Hammurabi 1810 BCE-1750 BCE

Based on your reading from Lives & Legacies, please answer the following questions.

1. Why did you think it important for historians to determine the exact dates
   of Hammurabi’s reign?
2. What were Hammurabi’s initial successes as King of Babylon? Why
   were these important?
3. What was the role of a Babylonian king?
4. The Code of Hammurabi in what ways proclaims the authority of the king
   and objectives of his rule?
5. The Code of Hammurabi includes 285 laws, but there is no mention of
   laws regarding this___________________. Do you think this significant
   and why?
6. Where do you see inequalities in the Code of Hammurabi?
7. Why were there so many laws regarding property?
8. What was the relationship between the Hammurabi and the deity
   Anu?

Thought Question:

The Code of Hammurabi was discovered by a French archeological team
in 1901. Who lead the expedition and is credited with finding the Code?
Some sources noted that the stone is carved in the shape of an Index Finger. Do you see any significance in this?

Define the following terms:

1. stele
2. cunei
3. diorite
4. Louvre in Paris
5. meted

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