3. Fertile Crescent It is an area that is rich in resources and is shaped like a crescent as to why it is called Fertile Crescent.
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6. It is on the crossroads of Asia, Europe, and Africa therefore it is a good place for trade and commerce.
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9. Why is it called “The Cradle of Civilization”? It is called the Cradle of Civilization because it is believed that Mesopotamia is the first place where civilized society truly began to take shape.
71. King Hammurabi’s goal In creating the Code of Laws: “To cause justice to prevail in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, and to further the welfare of the people.”
72. After the death of Hammurabi, Rebellions and Invasions Weakened the Babylonian Empire.
73. BABYLONIAN EMPIRE INAVDER: HITTITES TIME: 1500 BCE EFFECT: THE HITTITES ADOPTED THE BABYLONIAN WAY OF LIFE AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO ASIA.
75. The Hittite Empire adopted the Babylonian way of life Such as the Babylonian Cuneiform, government and religion. HITTITE EMPIRE
76. HITTITE EMPIRE Hittites were the first to use Iron weapons. They tried to guard the secret Of Iron Working, however, They still failed and the Technology spread to other Nations.
77. DIFFERENT IRON TOOLS: THE HITTITES BROUGHT ABOUT THE IRON AGE DUE TO THEIR DISCOVERY OF IRON SPEARS.
78. INVADER: ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TIME: AROUND 1200 BCE EFFECT: THE MOST HATED AND BRUTAL INVADER OF MESOPOTAMIA CAME TO POWER. FALL OF THE HITTITE EMPIRE
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80. They invaded people after people until they had an empire that included the entire Fertile Crescent and Egypt.