Code of Hammurabi
Now we are in another country. We have been studying about Egypt, but now we will focus on Babylonia.
Babylonia was a country where the Euphrates River connects with the Tigris. It is here that the Garden of Eden was, a long time before this. Many landmarks were lost in the Great Flood, so it is not so easy to locate things and places that were described before this event.
It was in this country of Babylonia that a man named 'Hammurabi' ruled. The time period was around 1792-1750 B.C. He was the sixth ruler of Babylon and was known as 'Hammurabi the Great'. Many of his armies conquered the surrounding lands.
Hammurabi the Great was remembered for the laws he introduced. The laws were made to protect the weak from the strong, and there were some rules of trade. The punishment for breaking these laws was severe. The laws were put into writing. The type of writing used was called, 'cuneiform' and the writing was carved onto stone. The Sumerians of Southern Mesopotamia were the first to use cuneiform, then it was later adapted by the Babylonians into their language.
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