AGEC 1003 Chapter : Chapter 12 Student
Document Summary
Ancient near eastern civilizations: four main civilizations, mesopotamians, egyptians, hebrews, hittites. Irrigation: system that the sumerians developed in order to spread water from the tigris and. Law code of hammurabi: history"s first comprehensive collection of laws. Illustrations of general principals meant to guide the administration of justice: contains almost 300 clauses, established a common standard for justice throughout the empire. It helped break down some cultural barriers that separated his subjects. Mesopotamia: river civilization tigris and the euphrates beneficial and dangerous, flow down from asia minor and mountains, down to a flat, arid land. They carry a lot of silt and stuff. Little rainfall and not a lot of resources. Ditches: ditches won"t be built unless there is a leader leader tells some people to dig and other people to be enforcers. Leader can say he"s a friend of the gods.
