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The famous phrase from Hammurabi's Code

why did most people settle around river

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why did most people settle around river
Because of flooding that irrigated crops to grow
Because they limited invasion
Because they had the best animals around rivers
Because they would rarely flood allowing agricultural growth
2
The famous phrase from Hammurabi's Code
an eye for an eye
an eye for an ear
an eye for an eye leaves all blind
if you are the same rank you will lose a tooth and he a foot
3
The unfair point of Hammurabi's code is
Slaves had less severe punishments than the wealthy
Some people did not have eyes
Men and women were considered equal
There were different punishments for different ranks
4
This is the tombs for ancient Egyptians
Pyramids
Oracle Bones
Mounds
Ziggurats
5
This group of people may have been responsible for the decline of the Indus River Valley
Akkadians
Sumerians
Aryans
Phoenecians
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this form of writing is still yet to be deciphered
Cuneiform
Pictographs of China
the Indus River civilization's
The hieroglyphics of Egypt
7
During the paleolithic and early Neolithic civilizations
They didn't have any tools at the time
They used metal farming tools
They used iron weapons
They used stone tools
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This was a big change from paleolithic to neolithic eras
constant invasions from the far east to the west
less plants and animals, so shorter lifespans
change from hunting and gathering to farmers
a change from male led to female led societies
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This river had very predictable flooding
Euphrates River
Yellow River
Tigris River
Nile River