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The Legacy of Mesopotamia & The Phoenicians: Sailors of the Mediterranean

The Legacy of Mesopotamia & The Phoenicians: Sailors of the Mediterranean. 1: Hammurabi’s Code contained _______ laws organized in different categories, including: _______, ______,_____,______. A: 282 * Trade * Labor * Property * Family.

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The Legacy of Mesopotamia & The Phoenicians: Sailors of the Mediterranean

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  1. The Legacy of Mesopotamia&The Phoenicians: Sailors of the Mediterranean

  2. 1: Hammurabi’s Code contained _______ laws organized in different categories, including: _______, ______,_____,______ A: 282 * Trade * Labor * Property * Family

  3. 2: How could a surgeon be punished if his patient died after an operation? A: “…his hand shall be cut off…”

  4. 3: Why was Hammurabi’s Code important? A: The laws are important because they were written down. With written laws, everyone could know the rules-- and the punishments

  5. 4: What impact did the Phoenicians have on the modern world? A: Were the world’s first trading empire. Brought rich goods from around the Mediterranean Sea: figs, olives, honey, spices, giraffes, warthogs, bears

  6. 5: Why did the Phoenicians need to develop an alphabet? How many letters did their alphabet have? A: They had so much trade, they needed to simplify writing * Only used 22 symbols. (Cuneiform had 100’s of characters)

  7. 6: Use of the Phoenician alphabet spread throughout the Mediterranean region. How do you think this occurred? A: The alphabet was spread by traders who sailed all over the Mediterranean Sea.

  8. 7: Explain the importance of Phoenician writing. A: The simple Phoenician alphabet was far easier to learn. With the alphabet, many more people could learn to write.

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