Who was the Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792–1750B.C.E.) best known for a code of laws inscribed on a black stone pillar illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases?
a. Enkidu
b. Sargon
c. Hammurabi
d. Gilgamesh
e. Uruk
ANSWER:
c
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A) field hands; gang labor B) field hands; task labor C) domestic servants; task labor D) skilled craftsmen; gang labor
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A) He believed that industrialization in new territories would provide the moral basis for good citizenship. B) He argued that territorial expansion allowed every American the chance to be a white-collar worker. C) He wanted to increase the amount of land under his control. D) He contended that territorial expansion would foster better relations with Native Americans. E) He reasoned that crowding would pressure people into working as urban wage laborers without access to new land.
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a. true b. false