Ancient Mesop Continued

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Babylon Rise of new empire

Goal extend control of the region

Religion as tool to control the conquered people

Chief god of the Babylonians made ruler god for everyone

Need to obey the king


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ammurabis Code - Law Very stratified society

Didnt deal with all legalsituations

Probably morepropaganda

Some protections forwomen

Hammurabi receiving the code from

the sun god


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ammurabis Legacy Empire endured for several centuries following his death

methods copied by later rulers

Written law represented a shift from older ways


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ebrews Old Testament (Hebrew bible) major source of knowledge

Incomplete in many ways

Monotheism covenant with a jealous God

Ethical code

i.e. 10 Commandments

Everyone subject to the same rules and punishments

Tribal system (12 tribes of Israel)


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Consolidation of the

kingdom Struggle to create a united

kingdom

Battle with invaders

Philistines

Saul 1st king

Military successes

David constructed Jerusalem

Solomon Temple

Kingdom soon fell apart


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The Ark of the Covenant


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Persians Lived in modern day Iran

Iron Age Used their army to conquer surrounding peoples

Tolerant of other beliefs

Divine right monarchs Elaborate symbols


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Persian kings


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Darius palace


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oroastrianism Early major religion founded by prophet Zarathustra

Kings agents of Ahura Mazda, the supreme god

Opposed by Ahriman (devil)

Moral dualism world was an arena for an ongoingbattle b/w good and evil

Individual choice which path to take Expected to be moral stress on ethical code


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Early Mesopotamia

Assessment Hodgepodge cultures

Often created through a series of interactions

All had distinctive elements

Kingdoms rise and fall

No sustained success

Still far more advanced than the rest of Europe at this

time

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