1. Mesopotamian Empires
Hammurabi’s Code

3. How did Sumerians solve problems of geography in the Fertile Crescent?
Problems and Solutions:
Unpredictable floods
No natural barriers
Few natural resources

4. Sumerian Contributions
Science/ Technology/ Engineering:
Art/ Writing and Literature:

6. Relief of Hammurabi and the god Shamash
Growth of Empires
Sargon of Akkad
~2350 BC
Conquered Sumer and created the world’s first empire
Hammurabi
~1800 BC
Amorite king of Babylon
Relief of Hammurabi and the god Shamash

7. Hammurabi’s Code Oldest, surviving, written law code
Collection of legal decisions
Purpose:
Tool to unify his empire
Allowed everyone to know the rules
“That the strong might not injure the weak”

8. Carved in stone
Placed throughout the empire

9. What can we learn about Babylonia from Hammurabi’s Law Code?
Critical Question:
What can we learn about Babylonia from Hammurabi’s Law Code?