Hammurabi

What infrastructure did he create to please a god

A temple for the god Marduk

Hammurabi was the king of ____.

Babylon

He conquered all of ____.

Mesopotamia

People who migrated across Mesopotamia

Amorites

The most lucrative trade center

Larsa

What made Hammurabi favored amongst the people

Forgiven all debt

What did he focus on when he was given leadership

Paid attention to the people, cities, fields and gods while setting his troops.

What was one of Hammurabis tactics to take over

He would form allies, then betray them and take over

Where did Hammurabi destroy instead of taking over

Mari

What gods gave Hammurabi the calling to enforce the code

Anu & Bell

What were the most disgraceful crimes

Sorcery & Adultery

What is the Lex Talionis principal

An eye for an eye

How would they test if there was no evidence to prove the crime committed?

Ordeal (river)

What did Hammurabi think would corrupt the empire

Vendettas and blood feud

How long until Hammurabi died that Mesopotamia crumbled

1 year

Where was the law discovered

Elemite, city of Susa

Who was Hammurabis father

Sin-Mubalit

When did he rise to the throne?

18

What king did he first betray (former allies)

King of Larsa

What age did he die

60

At the beginning of his reign, he paid careful attention to the ___ of his people.

Needs

Hammurabi was nicknamed bani matim, which means "builder of the ___."

Land

He built an army and made alliances and did a ___-year campaign to expand his territory.

5

When he conquered ___, Rim Sin had now power to oppose him in the south.

Larsa

His code tried to prevent vendetta and __ feuds by clarifying the crime and __.

Blood and Punishment

The code used the principle of Lex Talionis, the principle of retributive ___.

Justice

The people in his kingdom enjoyed ___ following their conquest by Hammurabi.

Peace

He is best remembered for the code which served as a standard for ___.

Years later