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Hammurabi became king by inheriting it from his father when he died in 1792 b.c.
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Who was Hammurabi and why is he significant in Babylonian and Mesopotamian history?
He is still important today! He was an ancient Mesopotamian king who gave mankind its first set of laws, the ancestors of any laws in use today.
What was the first known system of written law?
Code of Hammurabi was the first known written law.
If any one strike the body of a men higher rank he shall receive sixty blow with a ox whip in public?
This is law number 202 of The Hammurabi Code, a code of laws enacted ca. 1780 BCE by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, as translated by Leonard William King. The Code of Hammurabi was one of several sets of laws in the Ancient Near East. An "s" was left out of the question. The Code actually states: "If any one strike the body of a men higher rank he shall receive sixty blows with a ox whip in public."
How did the new middle class gain power?
they gained the power through organise or build the national assembley.
How did Shang rulers gain power?
they gained power by believing that they were the most powerful of all of kami, the goddess of the sun
How did Hammurabi conquered Mesopotamia?
He was a king, when Sargon died, Hammurabi had the power to take over Mesopotamia because he was a ruler, a king
Who was king Hammurabi?
King Hammurabi was the king of Ancient 'Mesopotamia'.
What is the reason Hammurabi is the one in power?
Hammurabi was known to be a very clever king, flattering other kings to earn his liking and then conquering them.
Who was Hummurabi?
King Hammurabi was a priest king who made equal laws
How did the king's gain of power effect Europe?
how did the kiings gain of power in europe
How did the people felt when hammurabi was king?
King Hammurabi was an important Babylonian king known for his early law code, the Code of Hammurabi. He united Mesopotamia and made Babylonia an important power. With the code of laws he implemented, life was better fair than other times but it doesn't mean everyone liked the king.
What city was Hammurabi king?
Hammurabi was actually king of the Babylonian empire. = )
When was king Hammurabi born?
King Hammurabi was born 1792 BC
How many laws did King Hammurabi had?
King Hammurabi had 282 laws.
What king wrote the The Code of Hammurabi?
Hammurabi
Why was Hammurabi a strong king?
Because he was Hammurabi.
Was hammurabi's father a king to?
yep. Sin-muballit was the king before Hammurabi. He was the king of Babylon.
