Hammurabi’s Code versus the Ten Commandments By Harlee Dube The Hammurabi code and the Ten Commandments are rules and laws that were followed by certain groups of people. The Hammurabi code was established by King Sargon Hammurabi who was the king of the Babylonian Empire 3‚500 years ago. Hammurabi’s code was created in Babylon. The Ten Commandments were created around 1312 BCE by God. The Ten Commandments were founded at Mount Sinai. Both the Hammurabi code and Ten Commandments have similarities
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In Egypt‚ the pharaoh was considered a god‚ and so had ultimate power over all of Egypt – no one dared to cross him. The Mesopotamians were similar – when Sargon conquered Sumer‚ he began the series of Akkadian rulers‚ who were basically dictators. In Crete and Greece‚ however‚ none of the kings had the same absolute power as the Egyptian and Mesopotamian monarchs. A king was expected to consult with a group
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Parsu (Parsuash‚ Parsumash) and mentions them in the region of Lake Urmia alongside another group‚ the Madai (Medes). For the next two centuries‚ the Persians and Medes were at times tributary to the Assyrians. The region of Parsuash was annexed by Sargon of Assyria around 719 BC. Eventually the Medes came to rule an independent Media Empire‚ and the Persians were subject to them. Achaemenid Persia (648 BC-330 BC) was the first state of the Persians. The first king of the Achaemenid Persia was Cyrus
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Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic Specialization Stratified Patriarchal Society Elite‚ Commoner‚ Dependent‚ Slave Cuneiform Moses Polytheism Cross-Cultural Interaction Cross-Cultural Exchange
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from God. Similar Myths The city of Dilmun in the Sumerian mythological was described as a paradise garden where no one got sick or died; it was the garden of immortality. Boulay (1990) stated‚“Dilmun was a land intimately associated with Sumer and Akkad‚ and just like Meluhha (Africa) and Magan (Egypt) supplied their cities with many economic necessities either through tribute or by commercial exchange. Dilmun was also a sacred or holy land often called the residence of the gods‚ a sort of garden
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Tigris Rivers and consisted of two cultures: Sumerian in the south and Akkadian to the north‚ each with its own language‚ but shared a lifestyle based upon farming and the raising of sheep and goats. The Ur III dynasty became capital the Summer and Akkad in the late third millennium He dug new irrigation canals and dredged old ones to increase agricultural activity and to promote the international trade. For the next 100 years the conquered provinces were required to pay taxes (paid in the form the
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Hammurabi (1792-50)‚ Stele of Hammurabi Middle Babylonian Period (1595-1155) Old Assyrian Empire (?-1500) Middle Assyrian Empire (1500-1200) Neo-Assyrian Empire (1000-612) -Tiglath-Pileser III (745-27) -Shalmaneser V (727-22) -Sargon II (721-05) -Sennacherib (704-681) New Hittite Empire (1400-1150) Neo-Babylonian Empire (747-539) -Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562) -further developed base on Sumerian foundation e.g. Ishtar Palace (c.575BC) Hammurabi’s Stele (c.1760)
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Study Guide Test 1(Outline) - There are 5 key conceptual connections to understanding the material. 1. Primary Tradition; is primary because it took shape first and because it is more important and enduring than Secondary tradition. 2. Secondary Tradition; took shape after the formation of the primary tradition‚ and it is less important and enduring than the primary tradition. 3. Defining moments; refers to the period between 500 BC to 500 CE‚ when major civilizations developed their defining
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2. What were the environmental surroundings of each of the four major river-valley civilizations? The four major river valleys were: Nile river (Egypt)‚ Indus (Pakistan) Tigris and Euphrates (what is now Iraq)‚ and the yellow river (what is now china). Egypt (Nile River) was surrounded by marshlands‚ ponds‚ and lakes. There was “black earth”‚ an alluvial plain created from regular floods from central African headwaters‚ Egypt was bordered by the Sahara desert‚ with scattered oasis. Indus (Pakistan)
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Gibbs‚ Dylan Period 5‚ Ap World History 8/25/13 Chapter 2 Epic of Gilgamesh Agricultural ecomomies City congrigation Mesopatamia Community benifeit Irrigation systems Sargon Hammurabi Lex talionis Assyrians Colapse of babylonia Administrative techniques Advanced weapons Complex society Mettalurgic innovation alloyed weapons Agriculture slaves Writing Literacy Abstract ideas Hebrews Israelites and Jews Hebrews Israelites
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