Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
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Babylon’s king <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> city’s greatest<br />
monarch, or ruler<br />
of a kingdom or<br />
empire<br />
Hammurabi<br />
Brilliant war leader<br />
who brought all of<br />
<strong>Mesopotamia</strong> into<br />
his Babylonian<br />
Empire<br />
• Oversaw building<br />
<strong>and</strong> irrigation<br />
projects <strong>and</strong><br />
improved <strong>the</strong> tax<br />
system<br />
• Developed a set<br />
of laws that was<br />
written down for<br />
all to see
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