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Main Idea 1: The Babylonians conquered Mesopotamia and
created a code of law.
_______________ was Babylon’s king.
During his rule, ____________ became the most important city in
Mesopotamia.
______________ _________ was a set of ________ laws he created that
dealt with almost every part of daily life.
Hammurabi
Babylon’s king and the city’s greatest ____________, or ruler of a kingdom
or empire
Brilliant war leader who brought all of Mesopotamia into his Babylonian
Empire
• Oversaw building and irrigation projects and improved the _____
system
• Developed a set of _______ that was written down for all to see
Hammurabi’s Code
Hammurabi wrote down 282 laws which contained some ideas still
found in laws today.
Specific ________ brought specific __________.
________ ________ was taken into account. It was a greater crime to
injure a rich man than a poor one.
It was unique not only because of how thorough it was, but also because
he wrote it down for all to see.
Main Idea 2: Invasions of Mesopotamia changed the region’s
culture.
_________ battled for control of fertile land.
Different peoples ruled Mesopotamia.
_________
________
_________
_________
Each group affected the culture of the region
The Hittites & Kassites
The _________ were the first to master _____________, so they made the
strongest weapons of the time.
They used the __________, horse-drawn cart, which allowed them to move
quickly around the battlefield.
They were taken over by the _____________ after their king was
assassinated.
The Kassites ruled for almost ______ years.
The Assyrians
The Assyrians had a strong army that used chariots and iron weapons.
They spread terror before battles by looting _______ and burning _____.
Assyrian kings ruled their empire through local ___________ who each
governed a small area.
The local leaders demanded heavy _______.
The Chaldeans
The Chaldeans attacked the ____________ when they were weak and
destroyed their empire.
________________ rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city that had the
famous ____________ ___________.
They admired the ____________ culture, studied their language, and
built temples to Sumerian gods.
Babylon became a center for ____________.
Hanging gardens of Babylon
Main Idea 3: The Phoenicians built a trading society in the
eastern Mediterranean region.
Resources
• Prized _______ trees for timber
• Accessed the ______ for trade
• Built great __________
Expansion of Trade
• Sailed ships around the ___________ Sea
• Founded several new ___________ along the trade routes
• Became wealthy
Alphabet
• Recorded their ____________
• Made writing much easier for everyone
• Is the basis for the _________ language