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Harsh Justice. Hammurabi’s Laws. Women’s Roles. Pretty highly regarded. Had jobs such as scribes. Hammurabi’s Laws gave rights and protected women. . Babylonian Feast. Traditionally served food on a tray placed on a low table. Their diet: Millet (a type of seed) Barley Lentils Cheese
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Women’s Roles • Pretty highly regarded. • Had jobs such as scribes. • Hammurabi’s Laws gave rights and protected women.
Babylonian Feast • Traditionally served food on a tray placed on a low table. • Their diet: • Millet (a type of seed) • Barley • Lentils • Cheese • Pita Bread
Amulet A charm with symbolic magical powers meant to protect the wearer
Cedar An evergreen tree
Dank Unpleasantly humid or damp.
Dowry Money or goods a wife brings to a marriage.
Rejoice To feel joyful.
Ritual An act used in a religious ceremony.
Scribe A public secretary or clerk in ancient times.
Shekel The smallest unit of Babylonian currency (Sixty shekels made up one mina. A shekel was made of and worth about half an ounce of silver.)
Stela A stone slab or pillar, usually carved or inscribed.
Ziggurat A special kind of Babylonian temple built in the form of a stepped pyramid.