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Name: Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire - TeachTCI Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire For a while after the fall of the Akkadians, Sumer was Day/Period: as stealing or causing injury. For example, if a poorly assembled house were to collapse and kill its owner, then once again a group of city-states. The next ruler to unite all the builder could be put to death. However, if the owner's of Mesopotamia was a king named Hammurabi (hah-muh- son rather than the owner were killed in the collapse, the RAH-bee). builder's son could be sentenced to death. Hammurabi ruled Babylon (BAH-buh-luhn), a small city- Laws like this one seem harsh to us now, but state in central Mesopotamia. After conquering the rest of Hammurabi's code was a notable achievement. Although Mesopotamia, he named Babylon the capital of his empire, the laws and punishments did not treat all people equally, so the region became known as the Babylonian Empire, or the code did apply to everyone living in the empire. Babylonia. Hammurabi is best known for his code of laws [code of laws: a collection of written laws and rules], which he wrote during his reign from 1792 to 1750 B.C.E. He used the code of laws to unify [unify: to join together] his empire and to preserve order, basing the laws not merely on his own authority, but on the word of the gods. He declared the Babylonian god, Marduk (MAHR-dook), supreme over other gods. Hammurabi claimed that the gods had instructed him to create laws that applied to the entire empire. Since the laws were based on the gods' will, they could never be changed. The code of laws was written on a stele and put on public display [display: to show something in a place where people can see it] in a temple. Hammurabi's code was detailed, covering many situations, such as trade, payment for work, marriage, and divorce. The code spelled out punishments for crimes, such 1In the stele, draw and label pictures to illustrate the political achievements of the Babylonian Empire. Name: Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire - TeachTCI Day/Period: 1. Who was the next king to unite Mesopotamia after the fall of the Akkadian Empire, and where was his capital city? 2. Which of the following statements is FALSE about Hammurabi's code of laws? A.Hammurabi claimed the laws were the words of gods. B.The code was the first set of laws to apply to all citizens. C.The codes were displayed publically on a massive stele. D.The laws could be changed every hundred years. E.Marduk was declared supreme over other gods in the text. 3. Complete these sentences about the stele you drew on the prior page: This stele represents the Babylonian political achievement of . . . This achievement was important because . . .