Chapter 1 Section 3

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Chapter 1 Section 3

• Akkadians Amorites

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Akkadians

• Originally known as Semites
• - Nomads located in Mesopotamia
• - Forced into settled communities
• - Many began living in Sumerian City-State of
  Akkad
• - Semites became known as Akkadians
• - Eventually Akkadians became strong and
  overtook Sumer

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Amorites

• Another group of invaders
• Took control of Mesopotamia about 1900 b.c.e.
• Took over Babylon
• Babylon became the capital of the entire region

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Amorites
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Code of Hammurabi

• Hammurabi
• - Famous Amorite king of Babylon
• - United city-states and governed well
• - Established codification organizing and
  writing down laws of society
• - Called Code of Hammurabi

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Code of Hammurabi

• We learn a lot about ancient Mesopotamia through
  the code
• - Women held a high position
• - Laws regulating industry and trade
• - Land was privately owned
• - Marriage was a legal contract
• - Husband wife had definite rights
• - People who falsely accused could receive
  punishment that would be given to the accused

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Code of Hammurabi Cont.

• If city did not catch criminal the city would pay
  the victim
• Doctor could be punished for malpractice
• - Ex Surgeons hands could be cut off if the
  patient died
• Crimes against nobles were worse than crimes
  against peasants

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Code Cont.

• Punishment by death or mutilation was common for
  smaller crimes
• Another example of the harshness of the code is
  if a house collapsed and killed a mans son, the
  son of the carpenter would be killed
• http//www.wsu.edu/dee/MESO/CODE.HTM

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Fall of Amorite Culture

• 1600 b.c.e other groups invaded
• Hittites (withdrew shortly (could not maintain
  the society))
• Kassites (ruled for about 400 yrs)
• Hittites and Kassites used horse drawn chariots

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THE END!