Hammurabi's Influence On Mesopotamian Culture

Name: Christine Gildea Date: _8/4/16

Short Answer Questions AP World History Summer Assignment

EARLY SOCIETIES IN SOUTHWEST ASIA AND THE INDO-EUROPEAN MIGRATIONS

1) What does the Epic of Gilgamesh tell us about the culture in which it emerged?

The story explained the themes of friendship, loyalty, ambition, fear of death, and wanting immortality.

2) What were the underlying principles of Hammurabi's code of laws and what does the law code tell us about the kind of society that existed in Mesopotamia at the time?

Hammurabi’s code of laws enforced high standards of behavior and stern punishments for people who broke them. They killed the violator who committed murder, theft, fraud, and more. The code shows that the society back

The significance of the development of cuneiform writing allowed them to keep record of transactions and tax collections. They relied on writing to communicate ideas about the world, gods, people, and relationships with one another.

7) How did Mesopotamian culture influence both Jewish and Phoenician culture?

The Jewish people came from southern Israel. The created many states as subdivisions to the vast empires that took over Southwest Asia. The Phoenician were North in Palestine. They inhabited a coastal plain in between the Mediterranean sea and the Lebanon mountains. They organized self-supporting city-states ruled by local kings.

EARLY AFRICAN SOCIETIES AND THE BANTU MIGRATIONS

1) How did Egyptian religious beliefs reflect their society, lifestyle, and geographic location?

The Egyptians believed that rain was good and evil cause of there geographical location. It helped with the agriculture but also caused floods.

2) How did climatic change influence the early development of African

The Caste system developed over time while the Aryans made settlements in India. Aryans recognized 4 main varnas: priests, warriors, merchants, and peasants. The society became more complex. Jati is made up of complicated subcastes. The occupation of one determined their jati.

4) Discuss the nature of patriarchy in early Indian societies. What is the Lawbook of Manu and how does it relate to gender roles?

In early Indian society, only males were allowed to inherit land/property, officiate family rituals, educations was almost only male. The society placed women under the rule of men. The Lawbook of Manu told men to treat women with dignity and respect but that women should still use men as there guides in life and that there purpose was to basically have children and keep the house nice for the family.

5) How are the Upanishads different from the Vedas?

The Vedas are the most ancient known texts of Hinduism. They contain all of the concepts of Hinduism but are not written in a direct language; rather, they are told in a poetic or symbolic form. The Upanishads are philosophical texts that came after the Vedas. They are taken from the Vedas just put into a more direct language but still use some of the poetic