IAH 204 Final: IAH 204
19 Jul 2019
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King that unified mesopotamia into one empire, it was city-states before. Hammurabi (ruled c. 1792-1750 bc) king of babylonia; he was a brilliant military leader who brought all of mesopotamia into the babylonian empire. He is known for his uniform code of 282 laws, the earliest known set of written laws. "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. " Pharaoh from egypt who tried to change egypt"s religion to one god. Tutankhamen youngest pharaoh, tomb discovered by howard carter, known for treasures in his tomb. Kush kingdom to the south of egypt near the red sea, knows for trade and iron-working polytheism. Belief in many gods (hinduism, buddhism & mesopotamia) monotheism. Belief in one god (judaism, christianity, islam) covenant. An agreement between god and his people in which god makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return.
