| A | B |
|---|
| (written) code | an organized list of laws to make sure laws are applied fairly to all |
| cuneiform | symbols to make groups of wedges and lines |
| Hammurabi | King of Babylonians who set down rules for everyone in his empire to follow |
| Hammurabi's code | written laws to be applied fairly to the Babylonians |
| "Eye for an eye" | Idea that a man who blinded another person would have his own eye put out. |
| Writing developed in ... | Mesopotamia in about 3500 B.C. |
| Scribes of Mesopotamia wrote on ... | clay that had been made into flat surfaces tablets |
| The harshness of punishments for breaking the rules depended on ... | social class |
