DAY 2:
Earlier today I did some research and interviewed some local Mesopotamian's about Hammurabi. Most locals said he was a pretty good ruler, and he kept the city safe with his amazing army, but he also had some pretty cruel punishments. Others thought he was not fair at all, and his punishments were way too harsh and unnecessary.
Here I am going to tell all of you the information that I gathered. King Hammurabi is known as the greatest conqueror ever. Before he became king, his father was the ruler of Babylon. Babylon was not a very large city-state. Surrounding Babylon were way larger and more powerful city states. But enough about Babylon; let’s focus on Hammurabi. Hammurabi had a great army that was successful for a very long time. In Hammurabi’s 29th year of being king, Babylon was attacked by a huge army made up of most of the people they had fought before. Hammurabi’s army, of course, had a huge win. A few years later he prepared his army, and they attacked the army that attacked them earlier and won again. Now he called himself the “Strong King of Babylon.”
One of Hammurabi’s main enemies was Rim-sin Larsa. During his last 14 years as ruler, Hammurabi fought Rim-sin Larsa over control of the Euphrates River. Hammurabi used the river to defeat his opponents. He would dam up the river so there would be no water for the other cities; and he would dam it up so he could release the water and make a giant flood. Once again he had proved highly successful. A few years later he became very ill and died. His son, Samsuiluna, became ruler. (I know the last part from 21st century information.)
Here is a picture of Hammurabi:
Earlier today I did some research and interviewed some local Mesopotamian's about Hammurabi. Most locals said he was a pretty good ruler, and he kept the city safe with his amazing army, but he also had some pretty cruel punishments. Others thought he was not fair at all, and his punishments were way too harsh and unnecessary.
Here I am going to tell all of you the information that I gathered. King Hammurabi is known as the greatest conqueror ever. Before he became king, his father was the ruler of Babylon. Babylon was not a very large city-state. Surrounding Babylon were way larger and more powerful city states. But enough about Babylon; let’s focus on Hammurabi. Hammurabi had a great army that was successful for a very long time. In Hammurabi’s 29th year of being king, Babylon was attacked by a huge army made up of most of the people they had fought before. Hammurabi’s army, of course, had a huge win. A few years later he prepared his army, and they attacked the army that attacked them earlier and won again. Now he called himself the “Strong King of Babylon.”
One of Hammurabi’s main enemies was Rim-sin Larsa. During his last 14 years as ruler, Hammurabi fought Rim-sin Larsa over control of the Euphrates River. Hammurabi used the river to defeat his opponents. He would dam up the river so there would be no water for the other cities; and he would dam it up so he could release the water and make a giant flood. Once again he had proved highly successful. A few years later he became very ill and died. His son, Samsuiluna, became ruler. (I know the last part from 21st century information.)
Here is a picture of Hammurabi: