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What is remarkable about the period of Babylonian history under Hammurabi's reign?
What is remarkable about the period of Babylonian history under Hammurabi's reign?
Archeologists have recovered tens of thousands of cuneiform tablets that paint a detailed picture of life in the ancient kingdom.
What does Hammurabi's famous 'code' represent?
What does Hammurabi's famous 'code' represent?
Precedents from cases that went to court, relating to quotidian things like agriculture, divorce, inheritance, and the treatment of slaves.
What do the recovered cuneiform tablets include, besides contracts?
What do the recovered cuneiform tablets include, besides contracts?
Letters offering an intimate glimpse into family relationships and royal responsibilities.
What was the population estimate of Babylon in Hammurabi's time?
What was the population estimate of Babylon in Hammurabi's time?
What type of society was ancient Babylonian society?
What type of society was ancient Babylonian society?
What rights did Babylonian women have that set them apart from later civilizations like ancient Greece?
What rights did Babylonian women have that set them apart from later civilizations like ancient Greece?
What were the different social classes in Babylonian society?
What were the different social classes in Babylonian society?
What was the main measure of wealth in Hammurabi’s Babylon?
What was the main measure of wealth in Hammurabi’s Babylon?
How was slavery viewed in Babylonian society?
How was slavery viewed in Babylonian society?
What were the staple crops harvested by Babylonians?
What were the staple crops harvested by Babylonians?
Babylonian society placed high importance on ________
Babylonian society placed high importance on ________
Babylonian women had more rights compared to women in ancient ________
Babylonian women had more rights compared to women in ancient ________
The wealth of the city was measured by its production of barley and ________
The wealth of the city was measured by its production of barley and ________
Babylonian slaves could be captives from warfare whose families couldn’t pay their ________
Babylonian slaves could be captives from warfare whose families couldn’t pay their ________
The difficult work of digging canals, plowing fields, and raising sheep was done by hired and conscripted ________
The difficult work of digging canals, plowing fields, and raising sheep was done by hired and conscripted ________
Soldiers in Babylon were allotted parcels of land in return for ________ service
Soldiers in Babylon were allotted parcels of land in return for ________ service
Hammurabi's 'code' provides a 'wonderful window into daily life,' according to history professor Amanda Podany, offering insights into family relationships and ____ responsibilities.
Hammurabi's 'code' provides a 'wonderful window into daily life,' according to history professor Amanda Podany, offering insights into family relationships and ____ responsibilities.
The recovered cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon include countless contracts documenting the adoption of a child, the hiring of a workman, or the purchase of a ____.
The recovered cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon include countless contracts documenting the adoption of a child, the hiring of a workman, or the purchase of a ____.
Historians do not have a precise estimate of the population of Babylon during Hammurabi's reign, but it is believed to have been more than ____.
Historians do not have a precise estimate of the population of Babylon during Hammurabi's reign, but it is believed to have been more than ____.
Hammurabi's laws were not actually enacted but represented precedents from cases that went to court, many of which dealt with quotidian matters like agriculture, divorce, inheritance, and the treatment of ____.
Hammurabi's laws were not actually enacted but represented precedents from cases that went to court, many of which dealt with quotidian matters like agriculture, divorce, inheritance, and the treatment of ____.
