Reading Quiz 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Where is Hammurabi’s Code from?
Babylon in Mesopotamia
How many laws are in Hammurabi’s Code?
282
What is the earliest set of laws known?
Hammurabi’s Code
Finish the sentence:
If a man destroy the eye of another man…
they shall destroy his eye.
Where does the Ten Commandments originate from?
Hebrew Bible in Exodus and Leviticus
Who is the Ten Commandments delivered to?
Moses
Finish the sentence:
When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and shall deliver your bread again by weight;…
and you shall eat, and not be satisfied.
Where does the Instruction to Vizier Rekhmire originate from?
New Kingdom of Egypt
Who sends the Instruction to who?
Thumosis lll sends the instructions to Vizier Rekhmire
Finish the sentence:
It is he who appoints every appointee to the hall of judgement, when any litigant comes to him from the king’s house…
It is he who hears every edict
Who and where did Sargon the 2nd rule over?
The Neo-Assyrians in Mesopotamia
What is the Lamassu?
A human-headed winged bull
What are the four quarters of the world?
The 4 hemispheres
What were dedicated to the gods in the Inscription?
Gates
In what month(s) were the gods invited to the city and palace?
September/October
Finish this sentence:
Whoever destroys the work of my hands, alters the features of my statue, obliterates the representations which I have had depicted, or erases my insignia - may Sin, Shamash, Adad, and all the great gods who live here pluch out his named and his seed from the land;…
and may they make him live as a captive under his enemies
Where is the Behistun Inscription located?
Persia
Who was the king of Persia?
Darius the first
What three languages was the Behistun written in?
Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian
How many battles and kings did Darius the first defeat?
19 battles and 9 kings
Who did Darius overthrow?
Gaumata
What god did Darius write about?
Ahuramazda
