Friday, February 15, 2019

More Ancient Civilizations

Civilization in Mesopotamia

  • Sumer was conquered by the Akkadians c. 2350 B.C. - their gods took the place of previous gods and all were forced to worship those gods
  • King Hammurabi of Babylon created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi's Code"- laws that included "an eye for an eye" and regulations of marriage, divorce, and punishment for all sorts of crimes
The Expansion of Mesopotamia Civilization
  • Indo-Europeans were people from the grasslands of the Russian Steppe who introduces horses to the near East
  • The war like Indo-European tribe known as the Hittites settled in Asia minor
  • The Hittites had a lucrative trade in metals and conquered nearly all of their neighbors. Even threatening Egypt

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