2.  Mesopotamia is Greek for “Land between the rivers”  Developed between Euphrates and Tigris Rivers  Modern day Iraq

3.  Development of the wheel  Great architecture  Hammurabi’s Law Codes  Cuneiform

7.  In 1792 B.C.E., King Hammurabi of Babylon wins control of Mesopotamia and consolidates power.  The city-state of Babylon becomes the new capital of Mesopotamia.

8.  Hammurabi creates a law code to keep order and bring fairness to his kingdom  His code included 100’s of laws the dealt with business, taxes, robbery, murder, violence, marriage, farming and so on.  Based on Lex Talionis (an eye for an eye)  Posted in market square.