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Babylonia and Assyria

Babylonia and Assyria. Babylonia. Hammurabi, king of Babylon, united much of Mesopotamia and created an empire known as Babylonia. Code of Hammurabi. 282 laws and the penalties for breaking them w ritten in Cuneiform script r etribution – “An eye for an eye”. Assyria. skilled warriors

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Babylonia and Assyria

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  1. Babylonia and Assyria

  2. Babylonia Hammurabi, king of Babylon, united much of Mesopotamia and created an empire known as Babylonia.

  3. Code of Hammurabi • 282 laws and the penalties for breaking them • written in Cuneiform script • retribution – “An eye for an eye”

  4. Assyria • skilled warriors • conquered many of the surrounding areas, created a large empire. • advances in warfare such as battering ramsand chariots

  5. empire – a large area with different peoples all ruled by one government

  6. Library at Nineveh • built by the Assyrians • thousands of tablets • important texts from Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria

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