L.E.G.S

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 * Who was the creator of the world's first empire? Sargon
 * What is an empire? A group of lands and people as one goverment
 * How large was this empire? Over 900 Miles Coverd

2. In __Our World__, read pages 67- 69. Answer the following questions. Record the information of your answers in an Inspiration Idea Map. Label each information secton as Law, Empire, Government, or Society.

‍Empire

 * What was the name of the powerful king who ruled Babylonia? (p. 67)
 * By what date had he seized control of all of Mesopotamia? (p. 67)
 * Name five city-states under Babylonian control (p. 67 map)

3. __Our World__, read pages 68 and 69. Answer the following questions. Record the information of your answers in an Inspiration Idea Map. Label each information secton as Law, Empire, Government, or Society.

‍Government

 * List four jobs of Hammurabi (p. 68)

‍Law

 * On what was Hammurabi's Code (of laws) carved? (p. 68)
 * What is a code of laws? (p. 68)
 * Read the excerpt from the Code of Hammurabi (about 1800 B.C) on page 68. In general, in Hammurabi's Code, what was the relation between a crime and a punishment? In other words, how might a punishment be arrived at?
 * Which empire conquered the Babylonians, and by c. [about] 650 B.C. had ruled most of what we call Egypt, the Middle East and Mesopotamia? (p. 69)

‍Empire

 * Name two warfare inventions of the Assyrians. (p. 68)[[file:MAARROO.docx]]